Author:
Matthäus, Jürgen, 1959-
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010-
Descriptionv. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:v. 1. 1933-1938 -- v. 2. 1938-1940 -- v. 3. 1941-1942 -- v. 4. 1942-1943 --v. 5. 1944-1946.
Note:v. I : 1933-1938. Introduction to The Jewish responses to persecution series -- Reader's guide -- Abbreviations -- Volume introduction: Jews and other Germans before and after 1933 -- PART I: THE BATTLES OF 1933. Confronting the Nazi revolution ; Exclusion and introspection ; Strategies for survival -- PART II: FEELING ONE'S WAY: JANUARY 1924 to AUGUST 1935. Stretching the limits of influence ; Everyday life in an era of uncertainty ; Segregation and exclusion: spring and summer 1925 -- PART III: SUBJECTS UNDER SIEGE: SEPTEMBER 1935 to DECEMBER 1937. The Nuremberg laws and their impact ; Bonds and breaks with Germany ; Jewish questions after Nuremberg -- PART IV: DISPOSSESSION AND DISAPPEARANCE: 1938. "Model Austria" and its ramifications ; Evian and the emigration impasse ; "Kristallnacht" and its consequences -- List of documents -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index -- About the authors.
Note:v. II : 1938-1940. Maps -- Reader's guide -- Abbreviations -- Volume introduction: Jewish life in Europe after five years of Nazi rule -- PART I: FROM "KRISTALLNACHT" TO WAR. Responses to "Kristallnacht" outside of Germany ; From emigration to flight ; Facing new fear and violence -- PART II: INVASION AND EARLY OCCUPATION OF POLAND. Initial reactions ; Jewish flight ; The Organization of Relief for Polish Jews -- PART III: WAR AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS IN THE REST OF EUROPE: SEPTEMBER 1939 TO DECEMBER 1940. Outside Poland: war and its repercussions ; Jewish daily life in wartime ; Deportations from the Reich -- PART IV: PRECARIOUS SHELTER: LIFE IN THE EMERGING POLISH GHETTOS. Settling into confined spaces ; Formal and informal leadership ; Beyond bread: faith, friendship, and the future -- List of documents -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index -- About the authors.
Note:v. III : 1941-1942. Maps -- Reader's guide -- Abbreviations -- Volume introduction: From persecution to annihilation -- PART I: JEWS AND THE EXPANSION OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE: JANUARY TO JUNE 1941. Facing increased pressure ; Struggling in the Lodz and Warsaw ghettos ; Confronting new challenges -- PART II: ESCALATING VIOLENCE: JUNE 1941 TO JULY 1942. Mass murder in the occupied Soviet Union and deportations to "the East" ; Widening circles of persecution ; In the grip of Germany's allies -- PART III: BEYOND COMPLIANCE AND RESISTANCE: INTERACTIONS AFTER JUNE 1941. Elites and ordinary Jews ; Support networks ; Deference, evasion, or revolt? -- PART IV: GLIMPSING THE ABYSS: PATTERNS AND PERSEPTIONS. The role of religion ; Limits of language ; Making sense of the unthinkable -- List of documents -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index -- About the authors.
Note:v. IV : 1942-1943. Maps -- Reader's guide -- Abbreviations -- Volume introduction: The peak of the Holocaust -- PART I: FACING THE "FINAL SOLUTION" (FALL 1942-SPRING 1943). The impact of the summer deportations of 1942: from Warsaw to the West ; The camp universe ; Living and working in the remaining Ghettos -- PART II: RESPONSES IN THE KILLING ZONE (FALL 1942-FALL 1943). Hiding and rescue ;Armed resistance in Ghettos ; Fighting outside Ghettos -- PART III: THE WAR TIDE TURNES (SPRING 1943-LATE 1943). Beyond direct German reach ; The collapse of Fascist Italy ; Free Jewries: Outside Hitler's orbit -- PART IV: THE VARIETIES OF JEWISH EXPERIENCE. The Holocaust in Hungary ; Jewish experiences in extreme times ; Religion and the Holocaust -- List of documents -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index -- About the author.
Note:v. V : 1944-1946. Maps -- Readers Guide -- Abbreviations -- Volume Introduction: Jewish Life in Europe after Five Years of Nazi Rule -- PART I: THE "FINAL SOLUTION" AND THE END OF THE WAR : 1. The End of the War and the Last Throes of Genocide ; 2. Experiencing "Liberation" ; 3. Adjusting to Peace, Surviving Survival -- PART II: JEWS ON THE MOVE: FINDING AND DEFINING "HOME" IN THE POSTWAR ERA : 4. Returning "Home": Emigration and the Search for Postwar Normalcy ;5. Jews and Displaced Persons Camps in Postwar Europe ; 6. Citizenship, Nationhood, and Homeland: Jewish and Non-Jewish Encounters and the Zionist Ideal -- PART III: TAKING STOCK, SEARCHING FOR JUSTICE ; 7. The Search for Relatives ; 8. Punishing the Perpetrators ; 9. Reclaiming Possessions -- PART IV: FRAMING, DEFINING, AND REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST : 10. Making Memory: Early Memoirs and Reflections ; 11. Commemorating the Victims: Memorializing the Holocaust ; 12. The Survivors Speak: Collecting and Defining Postwar Testimony -- List of Documents -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index -- About the Author.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
