Jews and Germans : promise, tragedy, and the search for normalcy /
Guenter Lewy.
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; (c)2020. Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource (xix, 241 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Struggle for Emancipation -- 2. The Heyday of Assimilation and Cultural Greatness -- 3. Jewish Patriots -- 4. The German-Jewish Youth Movement -- 5. Seeking a Place under Nazi Rule -- 6. Living in the Land of the Murderers -- 7. Being Jewish in Communist East Germany -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Jews and Germans is the only book in English to delve into the history and challenges of the German-Jewish relationship from before the Holocaust through today. Were the Weimar Republic years (1918 - 1933) truly reciprocal for Jews and Germans? Post- Holocaust, how has that complex relationship evolved?"--