Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany, 1945-1957 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521429580)

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.

Author: Margarete Myers Feinstein
ISBN-10: 0521429587
ISBN-13: 9780521429580
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2009
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2010