LEADER 03895oam 22005534a 450 001 9910524657103321 005 20231109200912.0 010 $a0-8143-4507-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000006996626 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5526610 035 $a(OCoLC)1112099351 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse68282 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/88595 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006996626 100 $a19980708d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmbiguous Relations$eThe American Jewish Community and Germany Since 1945 /$fShlomo Shafir 210 $cWayne State University Press$d2018 210 1$aDetroit :$cWayne State University Press,$d1999. 210 4$dİ1999. 215 $a1 online resource (508 pages) $cillustrations 300 $a"Published in cooperation with the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio." 311 08$aErscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 0814327230 311 $a0-8143-4508-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 459-482) and index. 330 $aThe reemergence of a united Germany as a dominant power in Europe has increased even more it's importance as a major political ally and trade partner of the United States, despite the misgivings of some U.S. citizens. Ambiguous Relations addresses for the first time the complex relationships between American Jews and Germany over the fifty years following the end of World War II, and examines American Jewry's' ambiguous attitude toward Germany that continues despite sociological and generational changes within the community.Shlomo Shafir recounts attempts by American Jews to influence U.S. policy toward Germany after the ware and traces these efforts through President Reagan's infamous visit to Bitburg and beyond. He shows how Jewish demands for justice were hampered not only by America's changing attitude toward West Germany as a postwar European power but also by the distraction of anti-communist hysteria in this country.In evaluating the impact of Jewish pressure on American public opinion and on the West German government, Shafir discusses the rationales and strategies of Jewish communal and religious groups, legislators, and intellectuals, as well as the rise of Holocaust consciousness and the roles of Israel and surviving German Jewish communities. He also describes the efforts of German diplomats to assuage American Jewish hostility and relates how the American Jewish community has been able to influence German soul-searching regarding their historical responsibility and even successfully intervened to bring war criminals to trial.Based on extensive archival research in Germany, Israel, and the Unities States, Ambiguous Relations in the first book to examine this tenuous situation in such depth. It is a comprehensive account of recent history that comes to groups with emotional and political reality. 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$zGermany (West)$xInfluence 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$zGermany (West)$xReparations 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xAttitudes 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xPolitics and government 607 $aGermany (West)$xForeign public opinion, American 610 $aSocial groups: religious groups & communities 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$xInfluence. 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$xReparations. 615 0$aJews$xAttitudes. 615 0$aJews$xPolitics and government. 676 $a973/.04924 700 $aShafir$b Shlomo$01141176 712 02$aJacob Rader Marcus Center. 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910524657103321 996 $aAmbiguous Relations$92679408 997 $aUNINA