The Future of the German-Jewish Past Memory and the Question of Antisemitism

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Diana., Editor.

Contributor:

Franklin, Diana.

Reuveni, Gideon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Historiography.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Jews--Germany--History.

Jews.

Antisemitism--Germany.

Antisemitism.

Germany.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource 299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Purdue University Press 2020

West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Germany's acceptance of its direct responsibility for the Holocaust has strengthened its relationship with Israel and has led to a deep commitment to combat antisemitism and rebuild Jewish life in Germany. As we draw close to a time when there will be no more firsthand experience of the horrors of the Holocaust, there is great concern about what will happen when German responsibility turns into history. Will the present taboo against open antisemitism be lifted as collective memory fades? There are alarming signs of the rise of the far right, which includes blatantly antisemitic elements, already visible in public discourse. But it is mainly the radicalization of the otherwise moderate Muslim population of Germany and the entry of almost a million refugees since 2015 from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan that appears to make German society less tolerant and somewhat less inhibited about articulating xenophobic attitudes. The evidence is unmistakable-overt antisemitism is dramatically increasing once more. The Future of the German-Jewish Past deals with the formidable challenges created by these developments. It is conceptualized to offer a variety of perspectives and views on the question of the future of the German-Jewish past. The volume addresses topics such as antisemitism, Holocaust memory, historiography, and political issues relating to the future relationship between Jews, Israel, and Germany. While the central focus of this volume is Germany, the implications go beyond the German-Jewish experience and relate to some of the broader challenges facing modern societies today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

THE PERSONAL, THE HISTORICAL, AND THE MAKING OF GERMAN-JEWISH MEMORY

"No More Mr. Nice Guy" : Questioning the Ideal of Assimilation

Generation in Flux : Diasporic Reflections on the Future of German-Jewishness

Home on the Balcony : New Initiatives for the Preservation of Documents and Material Objects Relating to German-Jewish History

From Object to Subject : Representing Jews and Jewishness at the Jewish Museum Berlin

Past Imperfect, Future Tense : A Mother's Letter about Loss, Storytelling, and the Profound Ambivalence of the German-Jewish Legacy

LOOKING BACK TO FUTURE VISIONS OF THE GERMAN-JEWISH PAST

The Ever-Dying Jewry? Prophets of Doom and the Survival of European Jewry

The Thin Crust of Civilization : Lessons from the German-Jewish Past

The Dialectics of Tradition : German-Jewish Studies and the Future

"Noch ist unsere Hoffnung nicht dahin!" Fritz Pinkuss's View on Germans, Jews, and the Universal Value of the German-Jewish Past

GERMAN-JEWISHNESS AND DIFFERENCE

On the Possibilities and Impossibilities of Being Jewish in Postwar Germany

Jewish Studies without the "Other"

Rethinking Jews, Antisemitism, and Jewish Difference in Postwar Germany

Newspaper Feuilletons : Reflections on the Possibilities of German-Jewish Authorship and Literature

THE GERMAN-ISRAELI COMPLEX

Navigating Mythical Time : Israeli Jewish Migrants and the Identity Play of Mirrors

"The Sun Does Not Shine, It Radiates" : On National(ist) Mergings in German Philosemitic Imagery of Tel Aviv

Does the German-Jewish Past Have a Future in Israel?

NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR GERMAN-JEWISH STUDIES

The Psychology of Antisemitism Revisited

Jewish and German : The Leo Baeck Institute Archives and Library

Toward a Transnational Jewish Historiography : Reflections on a Possible Future Path for the German-Jewish Past

Digital German-Jewish Futures : Experiential Learning, Activism, and Entertainment.

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ISBN:

9781557537294

1557537291

9781557537119

1557537119

OCLC:

1224361308

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.