Nazism, the Holocaust, and the Middle East

Francis R. Nicosia is Professor of History and Raul Hilberg Distinguished Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. His authored books include The Third Reich and the Palestine Question (1985), Zionism and Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany (2008), and Nazi Germany and the Arab World (2015).

“Rich in detail, each chapter provides a snapshot of the political situation and intellectual debates in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Turkey, and Morocco. For people unfamiliar with this part of the world, these chapters are full of surprises. For readers familiar with previous scholarship that emphasized the “ideological synthesis” of Arab nationalism, Nazism, Jew-hatred, and Islamic fundamentalism, this volume serves as a vital antidote to simplified understanding… What the editors promise [in their introduction], the volume delivers.” • Holocaust and Genocide Studies“This outstanding collection of brilliant essays offers explorations of Arab, Turkish, and Jewish responses to Nazism and the Holocaust in the Middle East. Each concise essay presents complex historiographical debates in a way that is highly accessible to scholars, students, and the learned public.” • Marc David Baer, London School of Economics

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction: Responses to Nazism and the Holocaust in the Middle East and North AfricaFrancis R. Nicosia and Boğaç A. ErgeneChapter 1. Arab Reactions to Nazism and the Holocaust: Scholarship and the “War of Narratives”Gilbert AchcarChapter 2. Turkish Responses to the Holocaust: Turkish Policy toward the Jews, 1933-1945Corry GuttstadtChapter 3. Demon and Infidel: Egyptian Intellectuals Confronting Hitler and Nazism during World WarIsrael GershoniChapter 4. The Persecution of the Jews in Germany in Egyptian and Palestinian Public Discourses, 1933-1939Esther WebmanChapter 5. Defining the Nation: Discussing Nazi Ideology in Syria and Lebanon during the 1930sGötz NordbruchChapter 6. Mosul as Paradise: Nazis, Angels, Jewish Soldiers, and the Jewish Community in Northern Iraq, 1941-1943Orit BashkinChapter 7. Philo-Sephardism, Anti-Semitism and Arab Nationalism: Muslims and Jews in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco during the Third ReichDaniel J. SchroeterAppendixesAppendix A: “The Jewish Question.” Article by Hüseyin Cahid Yalçın, in the Turkish newspaperYeni Sabah, 24 January 1939Appendix B: German-Turkish Non-Aggression Pact Signed at Ankara, 18 June 1941Appendix C: “Immigration to the United States is best!! The supporters of immigration to Palestine are Few!!” Article in the Palestinian newspaper Filastin, 15 July 1938Appendix D: “The Policy of Force and Violence in the World,” Article in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, 15 November 1938Appendix E: Memorandum on the Arab Question by the Director of the Political Department of the German Foreign Office, 7 March 1941Appendix F: Telegram from German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop on Axis Policy and Arab Independence, 20 July 1941Appendix G:  The High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco [Luis Orgaz] to His Excellency, the Minister of Foreign Affairs [Ramón Serrano Súñer], Madrid, 25 October 1941Appendix H: Ambassador of France in Spain [François Piétri] to Mr. Admiral of the Fleet, Minister Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [François Darlan], 15 December 1941Appendix I: Memorandum from Amin al-Husayni, Berlin, to an Unknown Recipient, 20 October 1943Appendix J: Letter from Amin al-Husayni to the German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, Regarding the Movement of Jews to Palestine, 25 July 1944Index