The Dilemma of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, 1939-1945
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One of the more remarkable things about Meyers study is her almost total lack of criticism of the various Jewish leaders in the RJD and the RR. Meyer sees the work of the RJD and the RR in a very different light. She argues that these Jewish leaders worked continuously through various phases of Nazi Germanys ever-changing policies on the Jewish Question to find ways to ameliorate such policiesa masterful study of a phase of the Shoah that needs further exploration. Holocaust and Genocide Studies The strength of the book lies in the sophisticated and nuanced analysis, the encyclopedic detail she provides of the challenges the functionaries faced, and of the organizational changes and constraints during Nazi rule this is an excellent book, meticulously researched, and it will be a major contribution to the field. German History Meyer has written a highly informative and fascinating study. She discusses complicated topics in a very balanced way, describing without judgment the dilemma in which both the organization and Jewish functionaries found themselves. This book is a masterpiece. American Historical Review The book should be required reading. Czech Historical Journal The author grounds her analysis in an imporessive array of sources unearthed in dozens of archives in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Czech RepublicMeyers work is a much needed addition to the fields of German-Jewish and Holocaust history and deserves a broad readership beyond specialists. German Studies Review an extremely well researched and meticulously-documented study, relying heavily on original source material to document the history of the Reich Association of Jews during WWIIThis is an excellent addition to a Holocaust studies program or library. Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews [The author] keeps the focus on the individual without ever losing sight of the overall crime. This bookcan be considered as an essential contribution to the history of the extermination of the German Jews. Bulletin of the Fritz Bauer Institute, Frankfurt Beate Meyer succeeds in producing a nearly complete picture of procedures and decisions within the organization. In addition she describes openly but not without empathy the diverse, often narrow perspectives and possibilities of responsible individuals in their respective situation. Sehepunkte The attraction of the book lies not only in the clearly presented results of wide ranging archival material, Meyer also offers a reconstruction of the eventual tragic-political entanglement of the Reich Association with the NS-regime. The study is impressive with its highly informative and factual presentation. Jdische Zeitung
Beate Meyer is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for the History of German Jews in Hamburg, Germany and is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Hamburg. She has been a Fellow at the International Institute of Holocaust Research in Yad Vashem/Jerusalem (2000/2001) and the USHMM (2010). Recent publications include Jews in Nazi Berlin: From Kristallnacht to Liberation (co-edited, University of Chicago Press 2009).
Abbreviations in the Text and Notes List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: From Forced Emigration to Assisting with the Deportations Chapter 1. Created in Chaos Pogrom as Prelude: November 1938 Looking Back at the History of the Reich Representation of German Jews, 1932-1938 Between Reich Representation and Reich Association: Adaptation Under Duress Chapter 2. Forced Emigration Orderly Emigration or Flight at Any Cost? Legal or Illegal? Emigration to Palestine (Aliyah) To Emigrate or Stay On? Functionaries Between Duty, Responsibility and Self-Overestimation Losing sight of the big picture for the sake of something smaller The Conflict over Rescuing the Polish Jews 1939/40 Chapter 3. The Territorial Solution: Reservations for Jews and Early Deportations Jewish Reservation Lublin The Madagascar Plan The Deportation of the Jews from Baden and Saarpfalz Chapter 4. Welfare Interim Summary Part II: Walking on a Thin Line The Participation of the Reichsvereinigung and the Berlin Jewish Community in the Time of the Deportations Chapter 1. Decision on a Basic Principle: Avoid Hardship, Participate in Partial Operations Clinging to a Lost Life World Straying from the path or legal work in the underground32(Baeck)? Preparatory Tasks Executed by the RV Changes in Tasks and Structures (1941-1943) New Task: Compilation of Personal Data and Card File Systems A New Imposed Challenge: Setting Up and Maintaining Assembly Camps for Deportations Another New Task: Collecting Deportees Other Supplementary Assistance Postal Services Social Work as Exemplified in Care for Children The Limited Possibilities of the Reichsvereinigung to Influence the Deportations The Reichsvereinigung as Employer and a Protective Space for Functionaries and Staff Chapter 2. Every Day More Terrifying News The Year 1942 Repercussions of the Arson Attack on the Nazi Propaganda Exhibition The Soviet Paradise Socially Acceptable Deportations? Destination Theresienstadt The Daily Round of Work under Threat of Arrest The Community Operation in October 1942 The Time of Brunner Chapter 3. The Stepwise Liquidation of the Reichsvereinigung (1943) Deportation of the Leading Functionaries The great inferno. The Factory Action (Temporary) Closure of the Business Offices Chapter 4. Theresienstadt as a New Field of Activity of the German-Jewish Functionaries A Veritable Army of Officials The Bitter End of Activity by Functionaries in Theresienstadt Knowledge among the German-Jewish Functionaries about the Murder of the Jews Interim Summary Part III: The Psychological Environment (Hilberg) in the Countryside. Latitude for Action by Jewish Functionaries in the District Branches Chapter 1. The District Branches Structure and Motivation of the Jewish Functionaries The Tasks Mitigating the Plight, Dissemination of Prohibitions and Social Disciplining Judenhuser and Barracks Settlements Preparatory Arrangements for the Deportations Chapter 2. A Troubled Relationship: The District Branches and the RV Central Office Chapter 3. The District Branches and the Deportations Brief Digression: Preparations for Deportation by the Gestapo Chapter 4. A Comparative Look at District Branches Frankfurt am Main. The System of Organized Arbitrary Action Munich. Hatred of Jews in the Gau of Nazi Tradition Nuremberg. Uninhibited Hordes Mainz. Reliable Relations? Hamburg. Easier Going than Elsewhere? Final Thoughts Chapter 5. Strategies for Dealing with the Authorities. Chapter 6. The Fate of the District Branch Directors Liquidation of the District Branches Interim Summary