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Investigates a dimension of anti-Semitism that was instrumental in the conception and perpetration of the Holocaust: the association of Jews with criminality. This book traces the myths and realities pertinent to the discourse on Jewish criminality from the 18th century through the Weimar Republic, into the complex Nazi assault on the Jews.

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List of 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 Index

The Crime of My Very Existence

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 03/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9780520251144, 978-0520251144
      ISBN10: 0520251148
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Investigates a dimension of anti-Semitism that was instrumental in the conception and perpetration of the Holocaust: the association of Jews with criminality. This book traces the myths and realities pertinent to the discourse on Jewish criminality from the 18th century through the Weimar Republic, into the complex Nazi assault on the Jews.

      Trade Review
      "Making excellent use of rich archival resources, Berkowitz has constructed a tightly argued study... A worthwhile, suggestive investigation that belongs in every library." Choice

      Table of Contents
      List of 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 Index

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