Language:
English
Year of publication:
2006
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Political Studies Review
Angaben zur Quelle:
18, 1-2 (2006) 57-70
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
Notes the change in postwar German attitudes toward Jews. Highlights the "mental statute of limitation" that resulted in Jews no longer being given the special deference they were initially given after the Holocaust. The 1980s saw the beginning of taboo-breaking, whereby latent antisemitism began to be expressed, particularly by the Left. This paradigm shift was symbolized by Martin Walser's speech in 1998 protesting against Germans being burdened with the memory of the Holocaust. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (Social Democrats) gave Walser's ideas legitimacy. This secondary antisemitism sought exoneration for Germany for its Nazi past, partly by replacing sympathy for Jews with sympathy for German victims. Revived German nationalism, especially among the Left, has combined anti-Americanism with anti-Israelism, and both with anti-Jewish attitudes.
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