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Sheds a little extra light on a subject which is becoming just a bit TOO distorted..., August 29, 2011
This review is from: Jewish Emigration from the Third Reich (Paperback)
Current historical writings dealing with matters related to the Third Reich paint a bleak picture. But such historiography has nothing to do with the depiction of actual historical events. This applies especially to writings that deal with the Jewish ethnic group. The emigration of Jews from Germany is an example of such historical distortion. To this day there are still accounts of the Jewish emigration that depict it as some kind of clandestine operation - as if the Jews who wished to leave Germany had to sneak over the borders in defiance of the German authorities, leaving all their possessions and wealth behind. Or as if certain routes out of Germany were `inside knowledge' not available to all Jews. In other accounts the emphasis is on Germany offering exit visas for a high price. Indeed, these are the standard views depicted by Hollywood and most mainstream publications.
The truth is that the emigration was welcomed by the German authorities, and frequently occurred under a constantly increasing pressure, and at great expense to the German people. The anti-Semitic legislation of the Third Reich is an undisputed fact in this emigration story. Likewise, the psychological pressure that Jews in Germany came to experience after 1933 is not trivialized here; it was often tragic for individuals and families. But this tragedy has already entered the public consciousness through countless publications, in radio and television programs and so is not discussed again here.
However, counter to numerous eyewitness or autobiographical accounts, the following needs to be insisted upon: Emigration was not some kind of wild flight, but rather a lawfully determined and regulated matter. The purpose of Ingrid Weekert's booklet is to elucidate the emigration process in law and policy, thereby augmenting the traditionally received picture of Jewish emigration from Germany. German and Jewish authorities worked closely together on this emigration. Jews interested in emigrating received detailed advice and offers of help from both sides. The accounts of Jews fleeing Germany in secret by night across some border are untenable. On the contrary, the German government was interested in getting rid of its Jews. It would have been senseless to prevent such an emigration.
Ingrid takes us from the Jewish declaration of war against Germany in March 1933 and the disastrous economic consequences for Germany through the resultant situation which led to a rise in militarism and increasing anti-Jewish measures. One naturally wonders why "World Jewry" did not anticipate that the Nazis, led by someone known for his anti-Jewish sentiments, would react in this way or indeed, if they in fact did anticipate such a reaction but did nothing because it could only help the Zionist cause. Whichever be the case, the Nazis became determined to remove the Jews from German territory and went to great lengths to do so. Ingrid documents the evolution of the Jewish and Zionist organisations which were created to assist in this process, and how financial enticements, funded by German taxpayers, made resettlement in Palestine the most attractive, indeed often the only option. The USA of course was another popular destination.
A concise but insightful read which casts a little extra light on a subject which is becoming just a bit TOO distorted...
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A great read..., November 6, 2006
This review is from: Jewish Emigration from the Third Reich (Paperback)
This is a revisionist classic that questions the Holocaust facts in a scholarly and academic and non-hateful and very loving way. Yet the publisher, Germar Rudolf, is in jail in Germany for THOUGHT CRIMES for writing "Lectures on the Holocaust."
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The Truth About Nazi-Zionist Relations, November 10, 2011
This review is from: Jewish Emigration from the Third Reich (Paperback)
The horrific tales of Jewish people being forcibly ousted from Germany with few if any of their possessions or other material wealth (including money) is 100% false. Jewish banks assured that Jews emigrated with plenty of funds to their new homelands.
Implications of the NS Transfer Agreements
The Nazis had to genially decline assisting the Irgun openly because they were allied with the Grand Mufti and obligated to stand by their alliance with Muslims and Arabs. The Nazis accommodated both sides as best they could. Jewish illegal immigration to Palestine, according to Weckert, continued after the war ended in 1945. Indeed it went on until Israel was founded in 1948. From 1938 to 1948, over 100,000 Jews migrated to Palestine illegally. While Weckert acknowledges that exact figures will likely never be ascertained, according to the Wansee Protocol which most historians tout as "authentic," "reliable" and "accurate": "from the assumption of power until the October 31, 1941, deadline, altogether around 537,000 Jews emigrated." Since this figure does not fit together with officially accepted historiography, most historians claim it is "inaccurate" and "inflated." They only accept the portions of the protocol that suggest extermination. In other words they make the evidence fit their preconceived notions, an unacceptable standard for credible historians.
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