Review:
"A vigorous defense of philosemitism as a moral and intellectual category in the history of German-Jewish relations from Bismark to Hitler."--"Central European History"
" A vigorous defense of philosemitism as a moral and intellectual category in the history of German-Jewish relations from Bismark to Hitler. " -- Central European History
" Levenson ' s analysis is penetrating and his conclusions ... are well worth considering. " --Daniel J. Rettberg, Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
" Whether addressing voices in the German peace movement, authors of works of fiction, missionaries, or supporters of Herzlian Zionism, Levenson detects a common thread of otherness preventing any mutually constructive German-Jewish symbiosis from emerging. In the shadow of the Holocaust, Levenson demonstrates that all shades of anti-semitism were present in the German culture ... .the complex matrix of social interaction that made the Holocaust possible. " --D. A. Meier, Choice
Whether addressing voices in the German peace movement, authors of works of fiction, missionaries, or supporters of Herzlian Zionism, Levenson detects a common thread of otherness preventing any mutually constructive German-Jewish symbiosis from emerging. In the shadow of the Holocaust, Levenson demonstrates that all shades of anti-semitism were present in the German culture . .. the complex matrix of social interaction that made the Holocaust possible. D. A./I> --D. A. Meier "Choice ""
Levenson presents a balanced picture that is neither apologetic of the German intellectual tradition nor indulges in the simplistic construction of an antisemitic German national character. . . . The book is very interesting throughout, carefully argued and documented, and well-written. It should be widely read. Marcel Stoetzler, German Studies Review --Marcel Stoetzler "German Studies Review ""
Levenson s analysis is penetrating and his conclusions . . . are well worth considering. Daniel J./I> --Daniel J. Rettberg "Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter ""
"Whether addressing voices in the German peace movement, authors of works of fiction, missionaries, or supporters of Herzlian Zionism, Levenson detects a common thread of otherness preventing any mutually constructive German-Jewish symbiosis from emerging. In the shadow of the Holocaust, Levenson demonstrates that all shades of anti-semitism were present in the German culture . . . the complex matrix of social interaction that made the Holocaust possible."--D. A./I> --D. A. Meier "Choice "
"Levenson presents a balanced picture that is neither apologetic of the German intellectual tradition nor indulges in the simplistic construction of an antisemitic German 'national character.' . . . The book is very interesting throughout, carefully argued and documented, and well-written. It should be widely read."--Marcel Stoetzler, German Studies Review --Marcel Stoetzler "German Studies Review "
"Levenson's analysis is penetrating and his conclusions . . . are well worth considering."--Daniel J./I> --Daniel J. Rettberg "Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter "
About the Author:
Alan T. Levenson is a professor of Jewish history at Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies.
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