Challenging the status quo: Michael Wolffsohn's views on German-Jewish-Israeli relations
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Challenging the status quo: Michael Wolffsohn's views on German-Jewish-Israeli relations
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number943.087/0011
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]09609k
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Colorado, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]University Press of Colorado
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2002
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp103-110
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9780870817199
NotesArticle from the book 'German studies in the Post-Holocaust age : the politics of memory, identity and ethnicity'pp103-110
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
There is evidence that a process of 'normalization' is occurring in Germany - a welcome development if it leads to a reconsideration of the relationship between Germans and Jews. Michael Wolffson's analysis of German-Jewish-Israeli relations suggests that 'normalization' does not have to mean forgetting, repressing or overcoming the past. He suggests a differentiated approach to the memory of the Shoah as well as a critical assessment of over 40 years of German politics