Segev's most important book was the first to show the profound impact of the Holocaust on Israel's identity, ideology and politics. Drawing on diaries, interviews, and declassified documents, the author analyzes and reassesses the role of political struggles and historical figures such as David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, and Nachum Goldmann, and demonstrates that at critical moments in history-the 1947 Exodus boat affair, the trial of Adolf Eichmann, and the case of Nazi guard John Demjanjuk-the State of Israel ideologically manipulated its national legacy. The Seventh Million reveals the undying impact of these painful events on Israel's national historical experience.
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