In the fall of 1938, following Kristallnacht, the symphonic
orchestra in Palestine cancelled the performance of Die
Meistersinger von Nurnberg. No one could foresee that this would be
the beginning of a never-ending boycott. The boycott began in a
society struggling for its existence and collective identity; it
continues in a well-established culture that maintains close ties
with Germany and German culture, when numerous Israeli institutions
are involved in commemorating the Holocaust. At present Wagner is
known in Israel mainly as a symbol of the Holocaust. From the late
twentieth-century Wagner is the only composer who aroused strong
opposition when attempts were made to publicly play his music.
Analysis of this controversy sheds light on the changes that have
taken place in Israel -- from a pioneering to a traditional
society, and from a socialist to a capitalistic one. In the Wagner
Year "The Ring of Myths" appears in a revised edition, including
interpretations from new perspectives on the place of the Holocaust
in Israeli society and the processes of change until 2012.
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