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The lion and the star : gentile-Jewish relations in three Hessian communities, 1919-1945 / Jonathan C. Friedman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedman, Jonathan C., 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--20th century.
- Jews.
- Jews--Germany--Giessen (Hesse)--History--20th century.
- Jews--Germany--Geisenheim--History--20th century.
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Germany--Ethnic relations.
- Germany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Lion and the Star not only offers an informed glimpse into the intricacies of daily German life but also confirms the continuing danger of making sweeping generalizations about German Jews and non-Jews. In the aftermath of World War II, many viewed the Third Reich as an aberration in German history and laid blame with Hitler and his followers. Since the 1960's, historians have widened their focus, implicating ""ordinary"" Germans in the demise of German Jewry. Jonathan Friedman addresses this issue by investigation everyday relations between German Jews and their Gentile neighbors. Friedman
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Preface; Introduction; 1. Jewish Emancipation to 1919; 2. Demography and Socioeconomic Structure; 3. The Liberal-Jewish Model: Under Attack from Within; 4. Gesellschaft vs. Gemeinschaft: Gentile-Jewish Relations before 1933; 5. Jew-Hatred or ""Arbeit und Brot!"" Antisemitism and the Electoral Rise of the Nazis; 6. Close to the Edge: Relations during the Early Years of the Third Reich; 7. Relations during the ""Final Solution""; Epilogue; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-4749-2
- 0-8131-7012-5
- OCLC:
- 47010536
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