Now, as time passes and as the Holocaust generation passes away, two parallel processes are occurring – on the one hand, as discussed, the fading of the memory of the Holocaust could lead to American Jewry losing a substitute glue that was vital to their connection to Judaism. Yet, on the other hand, it also mitigates the Jewish national trauma and removes a hurdle to the transformation to Judaism 3.0 – it opens the door to embracing one’s Jewish affiliation with no fear.
