This article examines the case of Gizela Kafri, who stood trial for killing her severely disabled
three-year-old son in 1964. This case sparked a public debate over mercy killing and …

The ideal of compassion toward those with disabilities runs like a binding thread through the
texts of the Old Testament, including the law of Moses, the sacred poetry of the Psalms, the …

In late antiquity as in late modernity, the Jewish body is a potent site for contesting and
condensing notions of identity, difference, and deviance.“Consider Israel according to the …

The remarkable careers of Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, and Micah all occured during apoignant
time in the lifeofIsrael and Judah. Their stinging rebukes and warnings of God's judgement …

trial at which the main perpetrators of the mass killing of asylum patients were (supposedly)
prosecuted. I argue that the trial's failure to condemn the murder of asylum patients—which …

This article is part of a larger inquiry into the production of disabled bodies due to violence. I
examine processes of disablement in the global south, namely Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, by …

In this article, I suggest a new reading of Israeli immigration policy as it existed during its first
decade, by highlighting the fundamental role that disability played in its formation. Despite …

The field of disability history began to develop in the 1990s, as part of politically engaged
scholarship concerning disabled people. 1 Seeking to address harmful stereotypes and to …

During Mira's first visit to the US, I have toured New York with her, which I knew from
previous visits. She expressed admiration for the spirit of freedom floating above the huge …

This thesis examines the social construction of disability in the Third Reich and the
interrelationship between Nazi euthanasia and the Holocaust through a comparative …