German Reparations and the Jewish World: A History of the Claims Conference (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780714651521)

German Reparations and the Jewish World" has become a standard reference work since it was first published. Based extensively on archival sources, the author examines the difficult debate within the Jewish world whether it was possible to reach a material settlement with Germany so soon after Auschwitz. Concentrating on how the money was spent in rebuilding Jewish life, he also analyzes how the reparations payments transformed the relations bteween Israel and the diaspora, and between different Jewish political and ideological groups. This revised and expanded edition includes material on sensitive relief programmes from archives that have only recently been opened to researchers. In a new, extensive introductory essay the author reexamines the reparations, restitution and indemnification processes from the perspective of 50 years later.

Author: Ronald W. Zweig
ISBN-10: 0714651524
ISBN-13: 9780714651521
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2001
Pages: 244
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.44w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 41