{"product_id":"a-fatal-balancing-act-the-dilemma-of-the-reich-association-of-jews-in-germany-1939-1945-9781782380276","title":"A Fatal Balancing Act: The Dilemma of the Reich","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn 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 interests of their members, who were then deported. In June 1943 all unprotected Jews were deported along with their representatives, and the so-called intermediaries supplied the rest of the community, which consisted of Jews living in mixed marriages. The study deals with the tasks of these men, the fate of the Jews in mixed marriages, and what happened to the survivors after the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“One of the more remarkable things about Meyer’s study is her almost total lack of criticism of the various Jewish leaders in the RJD and the RR.… Meyer sees the work of the RJD and the RR in a very different light. She argues that these Jewish leaders worked continuously through various phases of Nazi Germany’s ever-changing policies on the “Jewish Question” to find ways to ameliorate such policies…a masterful study of a phase of the Shoah that needs further exploration.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Holocaust and Genocide Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The strength of the book lies in the sophisticated and nuanced analysis, the encyclopedic detail she provides of the challenges the functionaries faced, and of the organizational changes and constraints during Nazi rule… this is an excellent book, meticulously researched, and it will be a major contribution to the field.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• German History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Meyer has written a highly informative and fascinating study. She discusses complicated topics in a very balanced way, describing without judgment the dilemma in which both the organization and Jewish functionaries found themselves. This book is a masterpiece.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• American Historical Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book should be required reading.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e • Czech Historical Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The author grounds her analysis in an imporessive array of sources unearthed in dozens of archives in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic…Meyer’s work is a much needed addition to the fields of German-Jewish and Holocaust history and deserves a broad readership beyond specialists.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e • German Studies Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…an extremely well researched and meticulously-documented study, relying heavily on original source material to document the history of the Reich Association of Jews… during WWII…This is an excellent addition to a Holocaust studies program or library.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“[The author] keeps the focus on the individual without ever losing sight of the overall crime. This book…can be considered as an essential contribution to the history of the extermination of the German Jews.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Bulletin of the Fritz Bauer Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e, Frankfurt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Beate Meyer succeeds in producing a nearly complete picture of procedures and decisions within the organization. In addition she describes openly but not without empathy the diverse, often narrow perspectives and possibilities of responsible individuals in their respective situation.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Sehepunkte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The attraction of the book lies not only in the clearly presented results of wide ranging archival material, Meyer also offers a reconstruction of the eventual tragic-political entanglement of the Reich Association with the NS-regime. The study is impressive with its highly informative and factual presentation.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Jüdische Zeitung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAbbreviations in the Text and Notes\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: From “Forced Emigration” to Assisting with the Deportations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCreated in Chaos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003ePogrom as Prelude: November 1938\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eLooking Back at the History of the Reich Representation of German Jews, 1932-1938\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eBetween Reich Representation and Reich Association: Adaptation Under Duress\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. “Forced Emigration”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eOrderly Emigration or Flight at Any Cost? Legal or Illegal?  Emigration to Palestine \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Aliyah)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eTo Emigrate or Stay On? Functionaries Between Duty, Responsibility and Self-Overestimation\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e”Losing sight of the big picture for the sake of something smaller” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Conflict over \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRescuing the Polish Jews 1939\/40\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe “Territorial Solution”: “Reservations for Jews” and Early Deportations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e“Jewish Reservation Lublin”\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eThe Madagascar Plan\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eThe Deportation of the Jews from Baden and Saarpfalz\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Welfare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\tInterim Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Walking on a Thin Line  – The Participation of the Reichsvereinigung and the Berlin Jewish Community in the Time of the Deportations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. Decision on a Basic Principle: Avoid Hardship, Participate in “Partial Operations”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eClinging to a Lost Life World\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eStraying from the path or “legal work in the underground”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003csup\u003e32\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Baeck)? Preparatory Tasks Executed by the RV\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eChanges in Tasks and Structures (1941-1943)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eNew Task: Compilation of Personal Data and Card File Systems \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eA New Imposed  Challenge: Setting Up and Maintaining Assembly Camps for Deportations\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eAnother New Task: “Collecting Deportees”\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eOther Supplementary Assistance – Postal Services\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Work as Exemplified in Care for Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Limited Possibilities of the Reichsvereinigung  to Influence the Deportations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Reichsvereinigung as Employer and a Protective Space for Functionaries and Staff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e “Every Day More Terrifying News”  – The Year 1942\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eRepercussions of the Arson Attack on the Nazi Propaganda Exhibition ”The Soviet Paradise”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocially Acceptable Deportations? Destination Theresienstadt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Round of Work under Threat of Arrest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ‘Community Operation’ in October 1942\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe “Time of Brunner” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stepwise Liquidation of the Reichsvereinigung (1943)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeportation of the Leading Functionaries \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe “great inferno.” The Factory Action\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Temporary) Closure of the Business Offices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\t \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTheresienstadt  as a New Field of Activity of the German-Jewish Functionaries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eA Veritable Army of Officials\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bitter End of Activity by Functionaries in Theresienstadt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowledge among the German-Jewish Functionaries about the Murder of the Jews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eInterim Summary\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: The “Psychological Environment” (Hilberg) in the Countryside. Latitude for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAction by Jewish Functionaries in the District Branches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. The District Branches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eStructure and Motivation of the Jewish Functionaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tasks \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eMitigating the Plight, Dissemination of Prohibitions and Social Disciplining\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e“\u003cem\u003eJudenhäuser\u003c\/em\u003e” and Barracks Settlements\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003ePreparatory Arrangements for the Deportations\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA Troubled Relationship: The District Branches and the RV Central Office\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. The District Branches and the Deportations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eBrief Digression: Preparations for Deportation by the Gestapo\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. A Comparative Look at District Branches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFrankfurt am Main.  The System of Organized Arbitrary Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eMunich. Hatred of Jews in the Gau of Nazi Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eNuremberg. Uninhibited Hordes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eMainz. “Reliable” Relations?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamburg.  “Easier Going” than Elsewhere?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinal Thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e Chapter 5.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eStrategies for Dealing with the Authorities\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e Chapter 6.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThe Fate of the District Branch Directors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiquidation of the District Branches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eInterim Summary\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e Part IV: The Residual Reichsvereinigung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. The Last Compulsory Members: Jews in Mixed Marriages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStructure and Tasks of the Residual Reichsvereinigung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirector Dr. Dr. Walter Lustig\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrigin and Motivation of the I\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003entermediaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eWork under the Conditions of the Bombing Raids\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eIntermediaries in Conflict with the Central Office\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eLethal Office\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e Chapter 3. Vertrauensmänner, Gestapo and Jews in the Final Phase of the War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e Chapter 4. The War is Over – Liberation and\/or a Horrible End?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eInterim Summary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\t \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart V:  A Look at Later Developments: The “Strategy of Cooperation” as an\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eIncriminating Legacy for a New Start\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eProceedings Before a Court of Honor and Employment Bans in Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eUnder Suspicion: Former Jewish Functionaries in the Western Occupation Zones and the Fledgling Federal Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. “Gestapo Collaborators”: Former Jewish Functionaries in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAftermath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Conflict Surrounding Recha Freier’s  Let The Children Come\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurviving Functionaries in Jewish Organizations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eSummary\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tArchival materials cited\u003cbr\u003e \tLiterature and printed sources\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042209071447,"sku":"9781782380276","price":118.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-fatal-balancing-act-the-dilemma-of-the-reich-association-of-jews-in-germany-1939-1945-9781782380276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}