What did it mean to be loyal? Jewish survivors in post-war Czechoslovakia in a comparative perspective

This article deals with the post-war predicament of Jews who returned to Czechoslovakia. Around 50,000 Jewish survivors returned to Czechoslovakia after the Second World War. Prewar Czechoslovakia built its image on the reputation of its perceived excellent treatment of minorities, in particular the Jews. Nevertheless, Jewish survivors coming back to Czechoslovakia after the war faced hostilities from the non-Jewish population and encountered considerable obstacles with their rehabilitation and restitution based on their Jewishness alone.