Exodus to Berlin : the return of the Jews to Germany / Peter Laufer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laufer, Peter, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews, Soviet--Germany--Berlin--History--20th century.

Jews, Soviet.

Jews--Europe, Eastern--Migrations.

Jews.

Antisemitism--Germany--Berlin.

Antisemitism.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

Europe, Eastern--Emigration and immigration.

Europe, Eastern.

Berlin (Germany)--Emigration and immigration.

Berlin (Germany).

Berlin (Germany)--Ethnic relations.

Eastern Europe.

Germany--Berlin.

Physical Description:

xii, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2003.

Summary:

"Exodus to Berlin" tells the story of the migration of Soviet block Jews who were invited by the German government to come make a new life in prosperous and democratic Germany.

Contents:

1 A Reluctant Move to Germany 3

2 German Schoolgirls Talk About Skinheads 11

3 Germans and Immigrant Jews Struggle to Coexist 15

4 The Legacy of German Anti-Semitism 26

5 Berlin's Jewish Survivors 36

6 Who Is a Jew? 52

7 Emigrants Long for a German Visa 58

8 Along the Border That Jews Can Ignore 66

9 The Lingering Berlin "Wall in the Head" 74

10 Jews Ponder Assimilation 90

11 Jews Rooted in Berlin 97

12 Christian Germans Protest Anti-Semitism 105

13 Berliners Analyze the Tolerance Demonstration 119

14 Inside an Insidious Neo-Nazi Parade 128

15 Another Jewish Cemetery Is Desecrated 139

16 Escalating Neo-Nazi Crimes 148

17 Rebuilding Berlin's Jewish Life 159

18 A Visit with Hitler's New Followers and Their Leader 171

19 A Jewish Berliner Discounts the Neo-Nazis 187

20 The Weary Nazi-chasing Cop 200

21 Song and Dance 214

Epilogue: Alexandr Rojsenblat Becomes a German Jew 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.

ISBN:

1566635292

OCLC:

51923276