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Robbery and Restitution

The Conflict over Jewish Property in Europe
War and Genocide, Band 9 1. Aufl.

von: Martin Dean, Constantin Goschler, Philipp Ther
38,99 €
Verlag:	Berghahn Books
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	01.05.2007
ISBN/EAN:	9780857455642
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	308

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Titelbeschreibung

The robbery and restitution of Jewish property are two inextricably linked social processes. It is not possible to understand the lawsuits and international agreements on the restoration of Jewish property of the late 1990s without examining what was robbed and by whom. In this volume distinguished historians first outline the mechanisms and scope of the European-wide program of plunder and then assess the effectiveness and historical implications of post-war restitution efforts. Everywhere the solution of legal and material problems was intertwined with changing national myths about the war and conflicting interpretations of justice. Even those countries that pursued extensive restitution programs using rigorous legal means were unable to compensate or fully comprehend the scale of Jewish loss. Especially in Eastern Europe, it was not until the collapse of communism that the concept of restoring some Jewish property rights even became a viable option. Integrating the abundance of new research on the material effects of the Holocaust and its aftermath, this comparative perspective examines the developments in Germany, Poland, Italy, France, Belgium, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviations Preface
 Part I: Introduction
 Introduction: A History without Boundaries: The Robbery and Restitution of Jewish Property in Europe Constantin Goschler and Philipp Ther
 Part II: The Robbery of Jewish Property in Comparative Perspective
 Chapter 1. The Seizure of Jewish Property in Europe: Comparative Aspects of Nazi Methods and Local Responses Martin Dean
 Chapter 2. Aryanization and Restitution in Germany Frank Bajohr
 Chapter 3. The Looting of Jewish Property in Occupied Western Europe: A Comparative Study of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands Jean-Marc Dreyfus
 Chapter 4. The Robbery of Jewish Property in Eastern Europe under German Occupation, 1939–1942 Dieter Pohl
 Chapter 5. The Robbery of Jewish Property in Eastern European States Allied with Nazi Germany Tatjana Tönsmeyer
 Part III: The Restitution of Jewish Property in Comparative Perspective
 Chapter 6. West Germany and the Restitution of Jewish Property in Europe Jürgen Lillteicher
 Chapter 7. Jewish Property and the Politics of Restitution in Germany after 1945 Constantin Goschler
 Chapter 8. Two Approaches to Compensation in France: Restitution and Reparation Claire Andrieu
 Chapter 9. The Expropriation of Jewish Property and Restitution in Belgium Rudi van Doorslaer
 Chapter 10. Indifference and Forgetting: Italy and its Jewish Community, 1938–1970 Ilaria Pavan
 Chapter 11. “Why Switzerland?” – Remarks on a Neutral’s Role in the Nazi Program of Robbery and Allied Postwar Restitution Policy Regula Ludi
 Chapter 12. The Hungarian Gold Train: Fantasies of Wealth and the Madness of Genocide Ronald W. Zweig
 Chapter 13. Reluctant Restitution: The Restitution of Jewish Property in the Bohemian Lands after the Second World War Eduard Kubu and Jan Kuklík Jr.
 Chapter 14. The Polish Debate on the Holocaust and the Restitution of Property Dariusz Stola
 Part IV: Concluding Remarks
 Conclusion: Reflections on the Restitution and Compensation of Holocaust Theft: Past, Present, and Future Gerald D. Feldman
 Notes on Contributors Select Bibliography Index

Autorenportrait

Martin Dean is a Research Scholar at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). He is the author of Collaboration in the Holocaust, published in association with the USHMM in 2000, and of several articles on the confiscation of Jewish property. From 1992 to 1997 he worked as Senior Historian for the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit.