Jews in Germany After the Holocaust - Memory, Identity, and Jewish-German Relations

Klappentext Interviews with Jews born in post-Holocaust Germany address questions of collective memory and ethnicity. Zusammenfassung A pathbreaking study! based on extensive interviews! which examines the place of Holocaust memory in the identity and sociocultural adjustment of Jews born and raised in Germany since the Holocaust. Lynn Rapaport considers modern Jewish identity and how collective memory affects ethnicity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: setting the stage: the Jewish community of Frankfurt and the voices of its members; 1. Introduction; 2. Living in the land of the murderers?: How Jews who live in Germany view Germans; 3. Here in Germany I am a Jew: identity images and the criteria for group membership; 4. I have German citizenship but I wouldn't call myself a German: ethnic group loyalties and the lack of national affiliations; 5. My friends are not typical Germans: the character of Jewish-German friendships; 6. Interethnic intimacy: the character of German-Jewish sex, love, and intermarriage; 7. Theoretical implications and future research; Appendix: methodology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lynn Rapaport, Lynn (Pomona College Rapaport
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.1997
• EAN: 9780521588096
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58809-6
• Pagine: 340
• Serie: Cambridge Cultural Social Stud; Cambridge Cultural Social Stud
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie