David Biale

David Biale is Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis. He is the author, most recently, of Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews and Christians (University of California Press)

Culture, Politics/LawApril 12, 2011

The Holocaust is Over: Avraham Burg’s Israel and Jews as Victims

By David Biale

A recent book by an eminent Israeli has caused a sensation in Israel as it calls on Jews to move past the Holocaust, which has rendered them oblivious to the suffering of others. Though Burg is firmly rooted in the tradition of Israeli apostates, his thesis overlooks several critical phenomena.

Politics/LawJuly 3, 2009

Review: Jews in America: Anti-Semitism, Class Struggle, Secularism

By David Biale

PBS’ The Jewish Americans covers three hundred fifty years of Jewish-American history with only a few glaring omissions.