The great repair emotions, memory, and the German-Jewish settlement after the Holocaust Gideon Reuveni

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reuveni, Gideon, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel (1952 September 10).

Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel.

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

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

War reparations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

Place of Publication:

Cornell University Press, 2026.

Ithaca Cornell University Press 2026

Summary:

"The swift transition from the horrors of the Holocaust to a negotiating table where Germans and Jews discussed reparations is a remarkable chapter in postwar history. This book examines the historical context of that settlement, probing its broader implications and exploring how societies can meaningfully confront painful historical legacies"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : The Great German-Jewish Repair

"Will There Yet Come Days of Forgiveness and Grace" : The Jewish Search for Reckoning and the German Politics of Wiedergutmachung

In Search of Amends : Israel's German Question

Decisions and First Encounters : Mobilizing Support for Israel's Claim Against Germany

Negotiating the German-Jewish Settlement : Coming out and "Don't Mention the War" Approach

The Making and the Forgetting of History : Communicative Action and the Politics of Dignity

Epilogue : Looking Back to the Future of the German-Jewish Settlement

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 17, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Great repair

Print version:

Print version Reuveni, Gideon The great repair

ISBN:

9781501786617

150178661X

9781501786600

1501786601

OCLC:

1578996909

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