1st Edition

German Reparations and the Jewish World A History of the Claims Conference

By Ronald W. Zweig Copyright 2001
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

German Reparations and the Jewish World" has become a standard reference work since it was first published. Based extensively on archival sources, the author examines the difficult debate within the Jewish world whether it was possible to reach a material settlement with Germany so soon after Auschwitz. Concentrating on how the money was spent in rebuilding Jewish life, he also analyzes how the... Read more
Restitutions and reparations; origins of the Claims Conference; European Jewry after the Holocaust; reparations and the organizations; principles of allocation and the cultural programme; the challenge of reconstruction; commemorating the Holocaust; beyond welfare.

Biography

Ronald W. Zweig