LEADER 03056nam 2200625 450 001 9910806929103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78238-028-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782380283 035 $a(CKB)2550000001117125 035 $a(EBL)1375248 035 $a(OCoLC)858655398 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001000120 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12471141 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001000120 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10944250 035 $a(PQKB)11693193 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1375248 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1375248 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10764517 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL517562 035 $a(DE-B1597)637478 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782380283 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001117125 100 $a20130213d2013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA fatal balancing act $ethe dilemma of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, 1939-1945 /$fBeate Meyer ; translated by William Templer 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (453 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78238-027-2 311 $a1-299-86311-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1-From ""Forced Emigration"" to Assisting with the Deportations; Chapter 2-Walking on a Thin Line: The Participation of the Reichsvereinigung and the Berlin Jewish Community during the Deportations; Chapter 3-The ""Psychological Environment"" in the Countryside: Latitude for Action by Jewish Functionaries in the District Branches; Chapter 4-The Residual Reichsvereinigung; Chapter 5-In the Wake: The ""Strategy of Cooperation"" as an Incriminating Burden; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $a In 1939 all German Jews had to become members of a newly founded Reich Association. The Jewish functionaries of this organization were faced with circumstances and events that forced them to walk a fine line between responsible action and collaboration. They had hoped to support mass emigration, mitigate the consequences of the anti-Jewish measures, and take care of the remaining community. When the Nazis forbade emigration and started mass deportations in 1941, the functionaries decided to cooperate to prevent the "worst." In choosing to cooperate, they came into direct opposition with the i 606 $aJews$zGermany$xHistory$y1933-1945 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)$zGermany 607 $aGermany$xEthnic relations 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 676 $a940.53/18 700 $aMeyer$b Beate$f1952-$01663829 701 $aTempler$b William$01593373 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910806929103321 996 $aA fatal balancing act$94021427 997 $aUNINA