The Lasting Significance of Etty Hillesum's Writings
The Lasting Significance of Etty Hillesum's Writings
edited by Klaas A.D. Smelik
Amsterdam University Press, 2019 eISBN: 978-90-485-5017-3
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
*The Lasting Significance of Etty Hillesum’s Writings* contains the proceedings of the third international Etty Hillesum Conference, held in Middelburg in September 2018. It brings together the work of 33 experts from all over the world to shed new light on life, works, inspiration and vision of the Dutch Jewish writer Etty Hillesum (1914-1943), one of the victims of the Nazi regime. Hillesum’s diaries and letters illustrate her heroic struggle to come to terms with her personal life in the context of the Holocaust. This volume revives Hillesum research with a comprehensive rereading of her texts but also by introducing new sources about her life. With the current rise of interest in peace studies, Judaism, the Holocaust, inter-religious dialogue, gender studies and mysticism, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars in a range of disciplines.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
[Klaas A.D. Smelik](http://klaasadsmelik.nl/) (* Hilversum 1950) studied Theology, Semitic Languages and Ancient History in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Leiden. He taught Old Testament and Hebrew in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Brussels, Ancient and Jewish History at the K.U. Leuven, and Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Ghent University. In 2006, he founded the Etty Hillesum Research Centre (EHOC).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Illustrations PrefaceIntroductionMusic as Metaphor in Etty Hillesum's SpiritualityNancy J.P. Anderson, A "staretz" in Camp Westerbork. The Connections Between Slavic Orthodoxy and the Spirituality of Etty HillesumFernando Arriero PerantonEtty Hillesum: Humanity as a taskEmilio BaccariniEtty Hillesum & Albert Konrad Gemmeker. A Twofold Analysis of the Perpetration of the Westerbork CommanderLotte Bergen"Now is the Time to Put into Practice: Love Your Enemies". Several Notes on Hillesum's "Love for Enemies" in Levenskunst Ria van den BrandtThe Cares of the Pagans. The Reading of Matthew 6:25-34 by Søren Kierkegaard and Etty HillesumPierre BühlerDialogizing Life amidst a Culture of Death. Etty Hillesum, Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor and Nazi Reductionism. John CartnerPatience and Hope in the Writings of Julian of Norwich and Etty Hillesum Stephen CherryThe Girl Who Could Not Kneel. Etty Hillesum and the Turn InwardMarja ClementEtty Hillesum and Charlotte Salomon. Pregnancy as a Theme in Their Lives and Works Denise de CostaWandering beyond words. Etty Hillesum and Clarice LispectorPatricia Couto"Verbalize, Vocalize, Visualize". Creative Death and Performative Writing in the Testimonies of Hillesum and Levi Maria EssungerA "No" That Is an Affirmation. Etty Hillesum and Simone Weil Against the Laws of Force Laura FasaniFrom enclosure to disclosure. Images of the Self in Etty Hillesum's DiarySara GomelA Story of Individuation in the Writings of Etty Hillesum. A Jungian PerspectiveMaribeth KallemeynMad Midrash in the Diaries of Etty HillesumMarc P. LalondeThe Mystery of Encounter. Poetry and Faith After Auschwitz in the Work of Paul Celan and Etty Hillesum Ulrich LincolnCan Religion Help Heal a World Broken by Trauma? Etty Hillesum as Our Ancestor in the Qahal Goyim William McDonoughThe Contours of These Times. Etty Hillesum as Chronicler of Love Transcending Hate in Her Times, for Our Time, for All Time Barbara Morrill Etty Hillesum's Hand Analysis. The Prologue to Her Diaries Alexandra H.M. Nagel Suffering, Silence, and Wisdom in the Life of Etty Hillesum Rosana E. Navarro SánchezFeeding the Soul. Etty Hillesum's Pedagogical and Spiritual PathMaria Gabriella NocitaAm I Really a Woman? A Question About Female Identity in Etty Hillesum. William Augusto Peña EsquivelA Powerless God. Etty Hillesum and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Luisa Ribeiro FerreiraNew light on Etty Hillesum's Actions in Camp Westerbork Bettine Siertsema"My Beloved Desk, The Best Place on this Earth". Etty Hillesum Says Goodbye to her Familiar Surroundings Klaas A.D. SmelikEtty Hillesum's Humanism. Ethical, Philosophical and Theological Comments Jurjen Wiersma Etty Hillesum's Struggle to See Clearly. A Story of Two Worlds Patrick WoodhousePresent Traces of A Past Existence. Through the Lens of Photography Lucrezia ZanardiEtty Hillesum Bibliography Index of Names and SubjectsIndex of Citations