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Author	Lavsky, Hagit.
Title	New beginnings : Holocaust survivors in Bergen-Belsen and the British zone in Germany, 1945-1950 / Hagit Lavsky.
Imprint	Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2002]
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LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
MUSKINGUM STACKS	DS135.G332 L37 2002	AVAILABLE

Author	Lavsky, Hagit.
Subject	Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1945-1990.
	Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Social conditions.
	Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Politics and government.

Table of Contents
	Preface		9
	Acknowledgments		13
1	The Jewish Remnant in Germany		27
		Estimates for Jewish Survivors in Germany	27
		Demographic Profile of the Jewish Survivors in Germany	29
		Jewish Population Growth in Germany	32
2	The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen		37
		Bergen-Belsen as a Death Camp	37
		The Aftermath	41
3	The British Zone of Occupation		49
		Population, Economy, and Occupation Policy	49
		The British Policy Regarding the Jews	51
		The Jewish Population	55
4	Jewish Organizational Efforts in Bergen-Belsen		63
		Spontaneous Organization	63
		From Spontaneous Organizational Efforts to a National Struggle	70
		The Establishment of a United National Front	75
5	New Communities Rise from the Ashes		78
		The German Jewish Remnant in the British Zone	78
		Motives for the Reestablishment of German Jewish Communities	82
		Founders of the Jewish Communities	85
		The DP Communities	87
6	The Jewish World Organizations and Jewish Emissaries		91
		British Jewry	92
		The Palestinian Zionist Role	101
		American Jewish Relief Agencies	106
7	The Central Committee as an Instrument of Self-Government		110
		Goals and Infrastructure	110
		Economic Control	113
		Health Care	116
		Culture and Education	117
		Chief Rabbinate	117
		The Jewish Police: Self-Defense, Law, and Order	118
		Holocaust Commemoration	120
		The Struggle for Recognition	120
8	The Development of the Communities		124
		Statistical-Demographic Synopsis	124
		Immediate Needs	127
		Looking to the Future: Social and Cultural Roles	128
		The Beginnings of Regional Organizations	130
		Between Zionist Centralization and Independent Organizations	132
		The Fusion of the Work Association with the Central Committee	134
		From Zionist Centralization to German Jewish Separatism	137
9	"Unser Dirat Arai": Society, Economy, and Culture in the Camps		141
		Temporary Dwelling in an Ex-Territory	141
		Living Conditions	143
		Occupational and Vocational Training	145
		Forming Families	148
		Communication and the Media	153
		Arts and Leisure	157
		The Role of Zionism, Tradition, and Politics in Sociocultural Life	161
10	Looking to the Future: The Educational Program		167
		The Children	167
		Challenge and Response: The Founding of Educational Institutions	168
		Initiators and Teachers	170
		Conditions and Constraints of Educational Activity	176
		Ideology, Organization, and the Politics of Education	180
		Jewish Education in the Communities	186
11	Zionist Party Politics		189
		The Political Front	189
		Cooperation and Solidarity with the Yishuv	196
		Aliyah: The Focus of Zionist Activity	197
		The Zionist Organization	199
		The Shift from a Zionist to a General Nationalist Agenda	202
12	End and New Beginnings		204
		Emigration and Aliyah	204
		Closing the Bergen-Belsen DP Camp	210
		Jews in Germany after Liquidation	212
	Conclusion: The She'erit Hapletah and Jewish Nationalism in the Post-Holocaust Era		215
	Notes		225
	Bibliography		277
	Index		295

LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
MUSKINGUM STACKS	DS135.G332 L37 2002	AVAILABLE

Author	Lavsky, Hagit.
Subject	Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1945-1990.
	Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Social conditions.
	Holocaust survivors -- Germany -- Politics and government.
Description	311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-293) and index.
ISBN	0814330096 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC #	47803842

Table of Contents
	Preface		9
	Acknowledgments		13
1	The Jewish Remnant in Germany		27
		Estimates for Jewish Survivors in Germany	27
		Demographic Profile of the Jewish Survivors in Germany	29
		Jewish Population Growth in Germany	32
2	The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen		37
		Bergen-Belsen as a Death Camp	37
		The Aftermath	41
3	The British Zone of Occupation		49
		Population, Economy, and Occupation Policy	49
		The British Policy Regarding the Jews	51
		The Jewish Population	55
4	Jewish Organizational Efforts in Bergen-Belsen		63
		Spontaneous Organization	63
		From Spontaneous Organizational Efforts to a National Struggle	70
		The Establishment of a United National Front	75
5	New Communities Rise from the Ashes		78
		The German Jewish Remnant in the British Zone	78
		Motives for the Reestablishment of German Jewish Communities	82
		Founders of the Jewish Communities	85
		The DP Communities	87
6	The Jewish World Organizations and Jewish Emissaries		91
		British Jewry	92
		The Palestinian Zionist Role	101
		American Jewish Relief Agencies	106
7	The Central Committee as an Instrument of Self-Government		110
		Goals and Infrastructure	110
		Economic Control	113
		Health Care	116
		Culture and Education	117
		Chief Rabbinate	117
		The Jewish Police: Self-Defense, Law, and Order	118
		Holocaust Commemoration	120
		The Struggle for Recognition	120
8	The Development of the Communities		124
		Statistical-Demographic Synopsis	124
		Immediate Needs	127
		Looking to the Future: Social and Cultural Roles	128
		The Beginnings of Regional Organizations	130
		Between Zionist Centralization and Independent Organizations	132
		The Fusion of the Work Association with the Central Committee	134
		From Zionist Centralization to German Jewish Separatism	137
9	"Unser Dirat Arai": Society, Economy, and Culture in the Camps		141
		Temporary Dwelling in an Ex-Territory	141
		Living Conditions	143
		Occupational and Vocational Training	145
		Forming Families	148
		Communication and the Media	153
		Arts and Leisure	157
		The Role of Zionism, Tradition, and Politics in Sociocultural Life	161
10	Looking to the Future: The Educational Program		167
		The Children	167
		Challenge and Response: The Founding of Educational Institutions	168
		Initiators and Teachers	170
		Conditions and Constraints of Educational Activity	176
		Ideology, Organization, and the Politics of Education	180
		Jewish Education in the Communities	186
11	Zionist Party Politics		189
		The Political Front	189
		Cooperation and Solidarity with the Yishuv	196
		Aliyah: The Focus of Zionist Activity	197
		The Zionist Organization	199
		The Shift from a Zionist to a General Nationalist Agenda	202
12	End and New Beginnings		204
		Emigration and Aliyah	204
		Closing the Bergen-Belsen DP Camp	210
		Jews in Germany after Liquidation	212
	Conclusion: The She'erit Hapletah and Jewish Nationalism in the Post-Holocaust Era		215
	Notes		225
	Bibliography		277
	Index		295

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