The creation of the German-Jewish diaspora : interwar German-Jewish immigration to Palestine, the USA, and England /

This book is first of its kind to deal with the interwar Jewish emigration from Germany in a comparative framework and follows the entire migration process from the point of view of the emigrants. It combines the usage of social and economic measures with the individual stories of the immigrants, th...

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Main Author: Lavsky, Hagit (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents ; List of Figures, Tables and Graphs ; Preface ; Introduction ; Comparative History of Jewish Migration ; Refuge, Immigration, Aliya ; German-Jewish Interwar Migration: A View of the Research Terrain ; Chapter 1. History and Memory.
  • Chapter 2. Interwar Overseas Jewish Migration: An Overview Changing Origins and Refugee Movements ; Limited Options and Changing Destinations ; The U.S. Immigration Policy ; Jewish Immigration to the U.S.A ; Palestine Immigration Policy ; Jewish Immigration to Palestine.
  • British Immigration Policy Jewish Immigration to Britain ; In Conclusion ; Chapter 3. German Jewry in the Interwar Period and the Push Factors for Emigration ; The Weimar Period ; The Demographic Profile of German Jewry ; The Nazi Era ; The Dynamics of Nazi Anti-Jewish Measures.
  • The German-Jewish Public Response to Nazism: Emigration? Chapter 4. German-Jewish Emigration: Dimensions, Timing, Destinations ; The Weimar Era ; The Nazi Era ; Timing and Destination Choice ; Emigration Decisions during the First Phase of the Nazi Regime.
  • Late Emigration
  • after Kristallnacht In Conclusion ; Chapter 5. Demographic and Occupational Profile of the Immigrants ; Palestine ; The Weimar Era ; The Nazi Era ; Age Composition ; Marital Status, Family, and Gender ; Occupational Structure ; The U.S.A ; The Weimar Era.