@article{1437679,
      recid = {1437679},
      author = {Hermann-Cohen, Marc-Philip,},
      title = {Holocaust and conceptions of German(y) by Israeli learners  of German (DAF) : the elephant in the room /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvi, 141 pages) :},
      abstract = {The Holocaust is inseparable from the Israeli identities  even seven decades following the atrocities during World  War II, Israeli daily life is shaped by the horrible crimes  committed by the Nazis. This book conceptualizes the  intricacies of the Israeli identity in relation to learning  German as a foreign language (GFL) in Israel throughout the  course of history and the changing conception of Germany.  This book includes an analysis of a selection of  twenty-five GFL language books which reflect the  stigmatization and tabooization of the Holocaust and also  the qualitative analysis of a subject pool of 105 learners  of GFL. The author finds that identities are co-constituted  by four individualized Thought Styles, a concept borrowed  from Ludwik Fleck. Thought Styles capture the individual  perspective of the language learner's view of Germany and  are categorized in this thesis as German Engineering, Cold  Germany, Neo-Nazi Germany, and The Other Germany. The  research draws from discourse theory, critical psychology,  and the oft-overlooked classical theory of Ludwik Fleck.  Although the relationship between Germany and Israel has  been amicable for the last six decades, the choice for  Israelis to learn the language that was used by a nation  that once attempted to eradicate the Jewish people is  emotive and infinitely complex. About the author  Marc-Philip Hermann-Cohen is a certified teaching  professional with experience in German school system  teaching English, Social Sciences, History and Psychology.  He also held the position of special education  coordinator.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1437679},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34212-8},
}