Ostjuden in Deutschland, 1918-1933
Discusses the Jewish emigration from Eastern Europe to Germany, giving a demographic sketch and dealing with attitudes of the German populace and press, of the government, and of German Jews. Their presence in Germany aroused antisemitism, directed not only towards the newcomers but also towards German Jews. Physical attacks on the easily recognizable Ostjuden took place in all regions, often involving soldiers unchecked by the police. The policy of the Weimar Republic towards Jewish immigrants tended towards liberalism, but the difficult economic situation, the unemployment and housing shortage, as well as the pressure of the antisemitic opposition, led to a clamp down on immigration. Although many Ostjuden adopted German culture, they were socially isolated and could not obtain German citizenship. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism)
Print Book, German, 1986
H. Christians, Hamburg, 1986