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A Fatal Balancing Act: The Dilemma of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, 1939-1945
Beate Meyer
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Description for A Fatal Balancing Act: The Dilemma of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, 1939-1945
Paperback. Examines the fates of Jews in mixed marriages during the mass deportations from 1941 to 1943 in Germany. Synthesizes results of the examination of wide ranging archival material. Details what happened with Jewish survivors of deportation after the end of World War II. Translator(s): Templer, William. Num Pages: 454 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
In 1939 all German Jews had to become members of a newly founded Reich Association. The Jewish functionaries of this organization were faced with circumstances and events that forced them to walk a fine line between responsible action and collaboration. They had hoped to support mass emigration, mitigate the consequences of the anti-Jewish measures, and take care of the remaining community. When the Nazis forbade emigration and started mass deportations in 1941, the functionaries decided to cooperate to prevent the worst. In choosing to cooperate, they came into direct opposition with the interests of their members, who were ... Read more
In 1939 all German Jews had to become members of a newly founded Reich Association. The Jewish functionaries of this organization were faced with circumstances and events that forced them to walk a fine line between responsible action and collaboration. They had hoped to support mass emigration, mitigate the consequences of the anti-Jewish measures, and take care of the remaining community. When the Nazis forbade emigration and started mass deportations in 1941, the functionaries decided to cooperate to prevent the worst. In choosing to cooperate, they came into direct opposition with the interests of their members, who were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
454
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785332142
SKU
V9781785332142
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About Beate Meyer
Beate Meyer is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for the History of German Jews in Hamburg, Germany and is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Hamburg. She has been a Fellow at the International Institute of Holocaust Research in Yad Vashem/Jerusalem (2000/2001) and the USHMM (2010). Recent publications include Jews in Nazi Berlin: From ... Read more
Reviews for A Fatal Balancing Act: The Dilemma of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, 1939-1945
One of the more remarkable things about Meyer's study is her almost total lack of criticism of the various Jewish leaders in the RJD and the RR.... Meyer sees the work of the RJD and the RR in a very different light. She argues that these Jewish leaders worked continuously through various phases of Nazi Germany's ever-changing policies on the ... Read more