This is the story of how Jewish survivors of the Holocaust re-established their organized communities in Germany.
This is the story of the reemergence of the Jewish community in Germany after its near total destruction during the Holocaust. Using archival materials from Jewish communities as well as governmental records, Geller elucidates the reestablishment of organized Jewish life in Germany and the Jews' critical ties to political leaders.
Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Liberation, disunity, and divided organization in Western Germany; 2. Two communities unite in West Germany; 3. The challenge of Jewish life under Soviet occupation; 4. Politicians, political parties, and the Jews in West Germany, 1945¿50; 5. Jewish organization between State and Party in East Germany; 6. The Jewish community and the West German Government before the Luxembourg agreement; 7. West Germany and reparations to Israel and World Jewry; 8. The central council's external relations and internal reforms after the Luxembourg agreement; Conclusion; Bibliography.