This book traces the development of Holocaust research in Israel from the late 1940s, its consolidation as an academic subject, and the establishment and development of Yad Vashem. It contextualises this evolution in terms of developments in Europe and the US as well as public discourse on the Holocaust.

Preface Part 1: The Emergence of Holocaust Research: Background and Context 1. The Public Nature of Holocaust Research: Holocaust Consciousness in the Yishuv and Israeli Society from the End of WW2 (1945) to the Eichmann Trial (1961) Part 2: Forces Influencing Early Holocaust Research 2. Holocaust Survivors and Holocaust Research 3. Yad Vashem as a Zionist Research Institute: The Vision of Ben Zion Dinur 4. The Claims Conference and Yad Vashem Part 3: The Formative Years of Holocaust Research 5. Searching for Modesof Research and Teaching 6. First Efforts to Institutionalise Research and Teaching 7. Disputing the Essence of Holocaust Research 8. The 1960s: Maturation of Holocaust Research Part 4: Consolidation, Change and Controversy 9. Growth and Progress: Changes in the World of Israeli Holocaust Research and their Implications 10. The Agenda of Israeli Holocaust Research 11. Summary and Conclusions