Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany, 1945-1957

Margarete Myers Feinstein (University of California, Los Angeles)

Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany, 1945-1957
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
28 December 2009
Pages
340
ISBN
9780521429580

Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany, 1945-1957

Margarete Myers Feinstein (University of California, Los Angeles)

Stranded in Germany after the Second World War, 300,000 Holocaust survivors began to rebuild their lives while awaiting emigration. Brought together by their shared persecution, Jewish displaced persons forged a vibrant community, redefining Jewish identity after Auschwitz. Asserting their dignity as Jews, they practised Jewish rituals, created new families, embraced Zionism, agitated against British policies in Palestine, and tried to force Germans to acknowledge responsibility for wartime crimes. In Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany, Margarete Myers Feinstein uses survivor memoirs and interviews, allowing the reader to ‘hear’ the survivors’ voices, focusing on the personal aspects of the transition to normalcy. Unlike previous political histories, this study emphasizes Jewish identity and cultural life after the war.

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