Search & Research, Lectures and Papers 33: Nazi “Judenforschung” Revisited: Antisemitism, Politics, And Scholarship in The Third Reich—And Beyond

Dirk Rupnow

NIS 52.00

This article provides an overview of the various institutions for “Judenforschung” in the Third Reich and the dynamics of the field from the mid-1930’s until the end of World War II. It presents different responses to and perceptions of Nazi Judenforschung during and after World War II, analyzes the relationship between scholarship and antisemitism in Nazi Judenforschung, which was crucial for the entire research field and its practice in the Third Reich, especially regarding the Holocaust, and examines the specific nature of the participation of scholars in the Nazi crimes. Finally, it examines the repercussions in postwar Germany.

This article provides an overview of the various institutions for “Judenforschung” in the Third Reich and the dynamics of the field from the mid-1930’s until the end of World War II. It presents different responses to and perceptions of Nazi Judenforschung during and after World War II, analyzes the relationship between scholarship and antisemitism in Nazi Judenforschung, which was crucial for the entire research field and its practice in the Third Reich, especially regarding the Holocaust, and examines the specific nature of the participation of scholars in the Nazi crimes. Finally, it examines the repercussions in postwar Germany.

Products specifications
Year 2021
ISBN 978-965-308-654-8
No. of Pages 46 pp.
Size 17X24 cm.
Format Soft Cover
Publisher Yad Vashem
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