03652nam 2200793Ia 450 991081398400332120200520144314.01-282-77217-197866127721770-520-94068-71-4356-0199-810.1525/9780520940680(CKB)1000000000478631(EBL)314083(OCoLC)173816773(SSID)ssj0000132327(PQKBManifestationID)11145875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132327(PQKBWorkID)10041052(PQKB)11199659(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056147(MiAaPQ)EBC314083(MdBmJHUP)muse30468(DE-B1597)520355(DE-B1597)9780520940680(Au-PeEL)EBL314083(CaPaEBR)ebr10190619(CaONFJC)MIL277217(EXLCZ)99100000000047863120070621d2007 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe crime of my very existence Nazism and the myth of Jewish criminality /Michael Berkowitz1st ed.Berkeley, Calif. ;London University of California Pressc20071 online resource (355 p.)An S. Mark Taper Foundation book in Jewish studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-25112-1 0-520-25114-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --Acknowledgments --1. Above Suspicion? Facts, Myths, and Lies about Jews and Crime --2. The Construction of "Jewish Criminality" in Nazi Germany --3. The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of the Ghettos --4. Inverting the Innocent and the Criminal in Concentration Camps --5. Re-presenting Zionism as the Apex of Global Conspiracy --6. Lingering Stereotypes and Jewish Displaced Persons --7. Jewish DPs Confronting the Law: Prescriptions, Self-Perceptions, and Pride of Self-Control --Epilogue: The Estonia Enigma --Notes --IndexThe Crime of My Very Existence investigates a rarely considered yet critical dimension of anti-Semitism that was instrumental in the conception and perpetration of the Holocaust: the association of Jews with criminality. Drawing from a rich body of documentary evidence, including memoirs and little-studied photographs, Michael Berkowitz traces the myths and realities pertinent to the discourse on "Jewish criminality" from the eighteenth century through the Weimar Republic, into the complex Nazi assault on the Jews, and extending into postwar Europe.S. Mark Taper Foundation imprint in Jewish studies.AntisemitismGermanyHistory20th centuryNational socialismPropaganda, GermanHistory20th centuryHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)CausesJewsGermanyPublic opinionPublic opinionGermanyGermanyEthnic relationsAntisemitismHistoryNational socialism.Propaganda, GermanHistoryHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Causes.JewsPublic opinion.Public opinion305.892404309043Berkowitz Michael1592859MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813984003321The crime of my very existence4023600UNINA