Holocaust survivors in postwar Germany, 1945-1957
By: Margarete Myers Feinstein.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780521429580
Subjects: Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1945-1990; Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Psychology; Jews -- Germany -- Identity; Jewish children -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Refugee children -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Refugees, Jewish -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Refugee camps -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Germany -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Stranded in Germany after the Second World War, 300,000 Holocaust survivors began to rebuild their lives while awaiting emigration. Brought together by their shared persecution, Jewish displaced persons forged a vibrant community, redefining Jewish identity after Auschwitz. Asserting their dignity as Jews, they practiced Jewish rituals, created new families, embraced Zionism, agitated against British policies in Palestine, and tried to force Germans to acknowledge responsibility for wartime crimes. In Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany, Margarete Myers Feinstein uses survivor memoirs and interviews, allowing the reader to "hear" the survivors' voices, focusing on the personal aspects of the transition to normalcy. Unlike previous political histories, this study emphasizes Jewish identity and cultural life after the war."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Bamidbar: in the wilderness; title: The living and the dead; title: The new Jewish man and woman; title: Guarantors of the future: DP children; title: Performing identity and building community; title: Out of the wilderness.