Language:
German
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Tribüne; Zeitschrift zum Verständnis des Judentums
Angaben zur Quelle:
132 (1994) 96-109
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) History
;
National socialism Philosophy
;
Genocide
;
Jews History 1918-1945
Abstract:
Traces the development of the concept of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" from theoretical discussions (which took place in many countries which wanted to "resettle" their Jews, and was not necessarily antisemitic) to the Nazi decision to exterminate the Jews. Shows that interim projects, like the Madagascar Plan or resettlement in the East, already contain the elements of the Final Solution as it was eventually carried out: mass deportations and concentration-camp-like conditions in a murderous climate. The intention of the Nazis became clear with the actions of the Einsatzgruppen during the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. While the Nazis ordinarily used euphemisms in speaking of extermination, in closed forums Hans Frank and Himmler talked about it openly. Notes that demands for the extermination of the Jews, sometimes veiled but sometimes explicit, occur already in 19th-century antisemitic literature.
Note:
Appeared also in "Akce Nisko" (1995) 62-77 and in "Täter - Opfer - Folgen" (1995) 11-23.
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