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Ambiguous relations : the American Jewish community and Germany since 1945 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shafir, Shlomo
Corporate Author: Jacob Rader Marcus Center
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [1999]
Subjects:
Jews > United States > Politics and government.
Jews > Attitudes.
Germany (West) > Foreign public opinion, American.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Germany (West) > Reparations.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Germany (West) > Influence.
Table of Contents:
  • American Jews and the German problem until the end of the war
  • Morgenthau's plan, supporters, and opponents
  • Safeguarding the survivors and refugees
  • Denazification and the major war crimes trials
  • Advocates of moderation
  • Critics and opponents
  • Anti-German protests at home
  • Waiting in vain for a German change of heart
  • The twisted road toward Shilumim
  • German diplomats: the initial efforts to soften American Jewish hostility
  • Antisemitic manifestations and their abatement
  • The Eichmann trial and the quest for punishment of Nazi criminals
  • Changing circumstances and futile dialogues
  • Disappointment with the social democrats
  • The growth of Holocaust consciousness and its impact on American Jewish-German relations
  • Bitburg and its repercussions
  • From Grotewohl to de MaizirÌ€e
  • Expectations and question marks
  • An ambiguous balance.