The article discusses the military history museum “Energy of Courage” in Hadera, one of the most successful cultural and educational projects of repatriates from the postSoviet countries during the “Great Aliyah” period (i. e. the end of the 20th — beginning of the 21st century) implemented in the State of Israel. In developing the issue, the methods of personal, activity, cultural and historical-comparative approaches were used. It is concluded that the emergence of the “Energy of Courage” museum reflected the process of rejection by some Soviet and post-Soviet repatriates of the insufficient attention in Israel to the history of World War II and the Great Patriotic War. In addition, they were not satisfied with the fact that the tragedy of the Holocaust with its millions of killed, maimed and humiliated obscured the image of a Jewish warrior, a Jewish hero. The creation of the museum in Hadera was also prompted by the rather dismissive attitude of some Israelis towards new immigrants from the USSR, Russia and other post-Soviet countries. They saw the new citizens, first of all, as descendants of European Jews — victims of the Holocaust, who allowed themselves to be killed without resistance or struggle. They considered themselves proud “sabras” who are always ready to fight back any enemy. The authors emphasize that a descendant of an officer who died in the Great Patriotic War, a retired lieutenant colonel of the Soviet army, a professional museum worker David Zelvensky has played the central role in changing the current situation, restoring the historical truth and establishing a connection between generations of immigrants from the USSR, between immigrants and native Israelis. It was he who initiated the creation of the military-historical museum “Energy of Courage” and created its concept. Currently, this project has taken a prominent place in the Israeli museum space, has received wide international recognition and plays a great role in the international cultural and educational dialogue.
For citation: Anisimova A.P. Military History Museum “Energy of Courage” in Hadera, Ivanovo State University Bulletin, Series: Humanities, 2024, iss. 4, pp. 107—116.