| Description |
1 online resource (508 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
American Jews and the German problem until the end of the war -- Morgenthau's plan, supporters, and opponents -- Safeguarding the survivors and refugees -- Denazification and the major war crimes trials -- Advocates of moderation -- Critics and opponents -- Anti-German protests at home -- Waiting in vain for a German change of heart -- The twisted road toward Shilumim -- German diplomats: the initial efforts to soften American Jewish hostility -- Antisemitic manifestations and their abatement -- The Eichmann trial and the quest for punishment of Nazi criminals -- Changing circumstances and futile dialogues -- Disappointment with the social democrats -- The growth of Holocaust consciousness and its impact on American Jewish-German relations -- Bitburg and its repercussions -- From Grotewohl to de Maizir̀e -- Expectations and question marks -- An ambiguous balance |
| Summary |
"Ambiguous Relations addresses for the first time the complex relationship between American Jews and Germany over the fifty years following the end of World War II, and examines American Jewry's ambiguous attitude toward Germany that continues despite sociological and generational changes within the community." "Shlomo Shafir recounts attempts by American Jews to influence U.S. policy toward Germany after the war and traces these efforts through President Reagan's infamous visit to Bitburg and beyond. He shows how Jewish demands for justice were hampered not only by America's changing attitude toward West Germany as a post-war European power but also by the distraction of anti-communist hysteria in this country."--Jacket |
| Notes |
"Published in cooperation with the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-482) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany (West) -- Influence
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany (West) -- Reparations
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Jews -- United States -- Attitudes
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Jews -- United States -- Politics and government
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15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Jews -- Attitudes.
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Jews -- Politics and government.
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Public opinion, American.
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War reparations.
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Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
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Joden.
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Shoah -- Influence.
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Allemagne (République fédérale) -- Opinion publique américaine.
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Antisémitisme -- Allemagne (République fédérale)
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Juifs -- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945- ...
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Juifs -- États-Unis -- Attitudes -- 1945- ...
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Opinion publique -- Etats-Unis -- 1945-.
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Germany (West) -- Foreign public opinion, American
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Germany (West)
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United States.
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Deutschland
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USA
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Allemagne -- Opinion publique américaine.
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Juden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jacob Rader Marcus Center.
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| LC no. |
98034526 |
| ISBN |
9780814345078 |
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0814345077 |
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9780814327234 |
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0814327230 |
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