Moshe Dayan

“Israel’s No. 1 Hero” (in America)

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12534793
AutoresMark A Raider (University of Cincinnati, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume37
Fascículo1
Páginas21-59
Data de publicação2019-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Israeli History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1353-1042 • E-ISSN: 1744-0548
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13531042.2019.1633790
OpenAlexW2953641149
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas45

This study explores how and why Moshe Dayan became the symbol of the modern Israeli hero in American culture. Through an examination of variegated evidence it is possible to discern patterns that illustrate the ways Dayan’s image crystallized, first, in the American Jewish arena, and then more broadly, in wider American public consciousness. With his trademark eye patch and irreverent personal style, Dayan, who more than any Israeli military-political figure captured the imagination of American Jewry, became not only the most recognizable sabra on the American scene but also a chief exemplar of the “new Jew.” Beginning with the War of Independence (1947–49) until roughly the Six-Day War (1967), Dayan symbolized Israel’s youthful, virile, and savvy hero struggling to build a home against all odds. From the Yom Kippur War (1973) to the Camp David Accords (1978) and his death, he came to exemplify a generation of Israelis who wrestled with the Jewish state’s existential geopolitical challenges. Investigating Dayan’s public persona enhances our understanding of his impact on the American arena – the man and the myth – and the ideational linkages so critical to the developing bond between the United States and Israel in the second half of the twentieth century

Art · Comedy · Culture of the United States · HERO · Independence (probability theory · Judaism · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Symbol (formal · American Jewish Fiction Analysis · Classics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Philosophy