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OverviewWhile the Netherlands had often been thought of as a champion of racial and ethnic tolerance before and during the Second World War, more than 75% of Dutch Jews were killed and those returning after the war were met with subtle but tough anti-Jewish sentiments as they tried to reclaim their former lives. For most survivors, the negative reactions were unexpected and shocking. Before the war, Dutch Jews had become part of the fabric of Dutch life and society, so the obstacles they faced upon their return were particularly painful and difficult to handle. The sobering picture presented in this book, based on research in archives, survivor's memoirs, and interviews with survivors, examines and chronicles the experiences of repatriated Jews in the Netherlands and sheds light on the continuing uneasiness and sensitivities between Jews and non-Jews there today. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, survivors returned to their home countries not knowing what to expect. In the Netherlands, considered a more tolerant nation, returnees wondered how they would be received by their neighbors; what had happened to their homes, their businesses, and their possessions; and whether or not they would be welcomed back to their jobs or their schools. The answers to many of these questions are now more important than ever, as claims for restitution continue to be made. Hondius shows that survivors returning to the Netherlands were met with a revival in anti-Semitism around the issue of liberation and that many were forced to create two memories of the time: one around the rejoicing and displays of triumph that took place in public and the other around the secret discrimination and cruelty, dealt subtly, in the private arenas of everyday life. The blinding effect of a long history of generally good Jewish/non-Jewish relations turns out to be a most tragic aspect of the history of the Holocaust and the Netherlands. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dienke Hondius , David ColmerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.478kg ISBN: 9780275980467ISBN 10: 0275980464 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 30 October 2003 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Return from Hell: The Story behind a Photograph. Introduction Echoes of Nazi Germany, 1933-1940 Registration, Isolation, Deportation, 1940-1945 No Distinction: Planning the Repatriation in London The Journey Back Arrival in Amsterdam Central Station, June 1945: An Orderly Reception Center Mistreatment of Stateless Repatriates Reactions of Non-Jews to Jewish Survivors: From Incomprehension to Overt Anti-Semitism Jews on the Limits of Liberation Concern about Anti-Semitism Foreign Observers' Impressions of the Netherlands, 1945-1946 Conclusions Notes Sources Glossary IndexReviewsEndorsement From Michael Berenbaum, Sigi Ziering Institute, University of Judaism, Author of The World Must Know: This is a much needed study of the return of Jews to the Netherlands after the Holocaust. It presents significant insights into Dutch society before, during, and especially after the Holocaust and to the issues that were provoked when survivors surprisingly emerged alive. She raises all the troubling questions; her answers are quite disturbing, which is the great virtue of this work. Endorsement From Deborah Dwork Rose, Professor of Holocaust History, Director, Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University: Breaking loose of the myth of the heroic Netherlands, Hondius questions what the Dutch actually did during the war and how they dealt with their all-too-few returning Jewish neighbours afterwards. Her pathbreaking portrait of the effect of the German occupation on a population free of endemic antisemitism shows how five years of warping propaganda and punishing living conditions changed Dutch attitudes towards the Jews. Author InformationDIENKE HONDIUS has been a staff member at Anne Frank House since 1984 and works as senior researcher and docent at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. She is the author of Absent: Memories of the Jewish Lyceum in Amsterdam, 1941-1943 and many articles published in scholarly Dutch journals. DAVID COLMER is an independent writer and translator. He translates Dutch literature in a wide range of genres. His nonfiction translations include Living Dangerously: A Biography of Joris Ivens and Formula One Fanatic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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