Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is the first comprehensive history of Jewish negotiations with East Germany regarding restitution and reparations for Nazi war crimes.
Angelika Timm analyzes the politics of old and new anti-semitism and the context in which they grew under the officially propagated ideology of antifascism. Investigating the mass of unpublished, newly available archival data, and using more than forty personal interviews, she examines the role of the Holocaust and the image of the Jews in the historical consciousness and political culture of East Germany, and chronicles the efforts of Jewish organizations to negotiate reparations with the East German state. She shows how the unique relationship between ideology and Realpolitik defined the manner in which East Germany confronted the crimes of its past and allowed antisemitism to re-emerge.
Synopsis
Comprehensive history of Jewish negotiations with East Germany regarding restitution and reparations for Nazi war crimes.