Jews in Post-Holocaust Germany, 1945–1953, Jay Howard Geller (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005), xiii + 330 pp., cloth 72.00, pbk 25.99
In this study of the reemergence of Jewish communities in Germany after the Holocaust, Jay Howard Geller focuses on the period 1945–1953—the critical years in the reconstruction of German Jewish life. The analysis of this period provides essential insights into subsequent political and social develo...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 115-117 |
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| Summary: | In this study of the reemergence of Jewish communities in Germany after the Holocaust, Jay Howard Geller focuses on the period 1945–1953—the critical years in the reconstruction of German Jewish life. The analysis of this period provides essential insights into subsequent political and social developments in postwar Europe. In light of Allied policies and the beginning of the Cold War, both Germanies were eager to establish their legitimacy within the family of nations. Confronting National Socialism and the Holocaust was a way to demonstrate that they were coming to terms with the past. Willingness to discuss the subject of the annihilation of the Jews thus became something of an acid test for political elites. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcm006 |