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This book, first published in 1988, charts society’s responses to
the huge numbers of refugees in Europe and the Middle East during
and after the Second World War. At the close of the war large areas
of Europe lay in ruins, and large numbers of refugees faced
upheaval and famine. Political considerations influenced the
decisions as to who received assistance, and refugees were forcibly
repatriated or resettled – and in the analysis of these matters
and more, both the refugee crises of the 1940s and their relevance
today are highlighted.
This book, first published in 1988, charts society's responses to
the huge numbers of refugees in Europe and the Middle East during
and after the Second World War. At the close of the war large areas
of Europe lay in ruins, and large numbers of refugees faced
upheaval and famine. Political considerations influenced the
decisions as to who received assistance, and refugees were forcibly
repatriated or resettled - and in the analysis of these matters and
more, both the refugee crises of the 1940s and their relevance
today are highlighted.
Leading international Holocaust scholars reflect upon their
personal experiences and professional trajectories over many
decades of immersion in the field. Changes are examined within the
context of individual odysseys, including shifting cultural milieus
and robust academic conflicts.
A collection of articles which offer an insight into the opinions
and attitudes of the German population, the East Europeans and the
Poles towards Jews during the period of Nazi persecution.
Historians are able to make important distinctions between various
periods, groups and regions. At the close of this study is a
selection of articles that deal with support for the Jews.
A collection of articles which offer an insight into the opinions
and attitudes of the German population, the East Europeans and the
Poles towards Jews during the period of Nazi persecution.
Historians are able to make important distinctions between various
periods, groups and regions. At the close of this study is a
selection of articles that deal with support for the Jews.
This edition is the first of its kind to offer a basic collection
of facsimile, English language, historical articles on all aspects
of the extermination of the European Jews. A total of 300 articles
from 84 journals and collections allows the reader to gain an
overview of this field. The edition both provides access to the
immense, rich array of scholarly articles published after 1960 on
the history of the Holocaust and encourages critical assessment of
conflicting interpretations of these horrifying events. The series
traces Nazi persecution of Jews before the implementation of the
-Final Solution-, demonstrates how the Germans coordinated
anti-Jewish activities in conquered territories, and sheds light on
the victims in concentration camps, ending with the liberation of
the concentration camp victims and articles on the trials of war
criminals. The publications covered originate from the years 1950
to 1987. Included are authors such as Jakob Katz, Saul Friedlander,
Eberhard Jackel, Bruno Bettelheim and Herbert A. Strauss.
When Vichy France and the Jews was first published in France in
1981, the reaction was explosive. Before the appearance of this
groundbreaking book, the question of the Vichy regime's cooperation
with the Third Reich had been suppressed. Michael R. Marrus and
Robert O. Paxton were the first to access closed archives that
revealed the extent of Vichy's complicity in the Nazi effort to
eliminate the Jews. Since the book's original publication,
additional archives have been opened, and the role of the French
state in the deportation of Jews to the Nazi death factories is now
openly acknowledged. This new edition integrates over thirty years
of subsequent scholarship, and incorporates research on French
public opinion and the diversity of responses by French civilians
to the campaign of persecution they witnessed around them. This
classic account remains central to the historiography of France and
the Holocaust, and in its revised edition, is more important than
ever for understanding the Vichy government's role in the darkest
atrocity of the twentieth century.
When Vichy France and the Jews was first published in France in
1981, the reaction was explosive. Before the appearance of this
groundbreaking book, the question of the Vichy regime's cooperation
with the Third Reich had been suppressed. Michael R. Marrus and
Robert O. Paxton were the first to access closed archives that
revealed the extent of Vichy's complicity in the Nazi effort to
eliminate the Jews. Since the book's original publication,
additional archives have been opened, and the role of the French
state in the deportation of Jews to the Nazi death factories is now
openly acknowledged. This new edition integrates over thirty years
of subsequent scholarship, and incorporates research on French
public opinion and the diversity of responses by French civilians
to the campaign of persecution they witnessed around them. This
classic account remains central to the historiography of France and
the Holocaust, and in its revised edition, is more important than
ever for understanding the Vichy government's role in the darkest
atrocity of the twentieth century.
Although difficult to imagine, sixty years ago the Holocaust had
practically no visibility in examinations of the Second World War.
Yet today it is understood to be not only one of the defining
moments of the twentieth century but also a touchstone in a quest
for directions on how to avoid such catastrophes. In Lessons of the
Holocaust, the distinguished historian Michael R. Marrus challenges
the notion that there are definitive lessons to be deduced from the
destruction of European Jewry. Instead, drawing on decades of
studying, writing about, and teaching the Holocaust, he shows how
its "lessons" are constantly challenged, debated, altered, and
reinterpreted. A succinct, stimulating analysis by a world-renowned
historian, Lessons of the Holocaust is the perfect guide for the
general reader to the historical and moral controversies which
infuse the interpretation of the Holocaust and its significance.
Antisemitism is reappearing in disturbing new ways and in
unexpected strength. This resurgence is of deep concern to
politicians, practitioners of law, the academic community, and to
informed citizens everywhere. To address this, a scholarly
conference was assembled at the University of Toronto in 2003.
Contemporary Antisemitism is the result of that meeting.Editors
Derek J. Penslar, Michael R. Marrus, and Janice Gross Stein, and
the contributors to this volume address the following questions: is
contemporary antisemitism an eerie echo of the past, or is it
driven by new combinations of political, economic, and religious
forces? How powerful are the anti-Jewish trends that so many have
detected? And how should liberal democratic societies respond to
this new threat against them? The essays map the terrain of
antisemitic thought and practice, make important distinctions
between expressions of antisemitism across time and space, and put
various strategies of response into critical perspective.With its
combination of voices from both scholarship and leadership
including Chief Justice of Ontario R. Roy McMurtry and former Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney and its unique assessment of antisemitism
in Canada and the struggle against it, Contemporary Antisemitism
offers new perspectives on one of the world's most ancient and
diffuse hatreds.
Can there ever be justice for the Holocaust? During the
1990s--triggered by lawsuits in the United States against Swiss
banks, German corporations, insurance companies, and owners of
valuable works of art--claimants and their lawyers sought to
rectify terrible wrongs committed more than a half century earlier.
"Some Measure of Justice" explores this most recent wave of
justice-seeking for the Holocaust: what it has been, why it emerged
when it did, how it fits with earlier reparation to the Jewish
people, its significance for the historical representation of the
Holocaust, and its implications for justice-seeking in our
time.
Writings on the subject of Holocaust reparations have largely come
from participants, lawyers, philosophers, journalists, and social
scientists specializing in restitution. In "Some Measure of
Justice" Michael Marrus takes up the issue as a historian deeply
involved with legal issues. He engages with larger questions about
historical understanding and historical interpretation as they
enter the legal arena. Ultimately this book asks, What constitutes
justice for a great historic wrong? And, Is such justice possible?
Winner, Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award for
Holocaust Literature
Two major works by the winner of France's 1991 Moliere award for
Best Playwright.
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