Francis R. Nicosia Livres

The first major anthology in English on the question of resistance to National Socialism during the Third Reich.

This book investigates the intent and policy of Nazi Germany in the Arab world from 1933 to 1944.

In order to ensure its racial, ideological, and strategic interests, the Hitler regime actively supported the status quo in Palestine and the Middle East during the interwar period. This included the perpetuation of British imperial power in Palestine, the Jewish National Home (not an independent Jewish state) promised by the Balfour Declaration, and the rejection of Arab self-determination and independence. The Third Reich and the Palestine Question is the first comprehensive study of German Palestine policy during the 1930s. Francis R. Nicosia places that policy within the context of historical German interests and aims in Palestine, the Middle East, and Europe from the Wilhelminian era through the Weimar period and the Third Reich. He also provides insight into the broader foreign policy aims and calculations of the Nazi regime throughout the Arab Middle East before World War II. In a new introduction, Nicosia places his ground-breaking research in its proper historical perspective. He reviews some of the recent literature on the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. He also discusses some of the archival materials that have recently become available in the former German Democratic Republic and Soviet Union

German Jews faced harsh dilemmas in their responses to Nazi persecution, partly a result of Nazi cruelty and brutality but also a result of an understanding of their history and rightful place in Germany. This volume addresses the impact of the anti-Jewish policies of Hitler's regime on Jewish family life, Jewish women, and the existence of Jewish organizations and institutions and considers some of the Jewish responses to Nazi anti-Semitism and persecution. This volume offers scholars, students, and interested readers a highly accessible but focused introduction to Jewish life under National Socialism, the often painful dilemmas that it produced, and the varied Jewish responses to those dilemmas.

Exploring the complex interplay between Zionism and anti-Semitism in modern Germany, this study delves into the ideological and political dynamics that shape these movements. It examines how historical contexts and societal attitudes have influenced perceptions and actions surrounding Jewish identity and nationalism. Through a critical analysis, the book sheds light on the tensions and contradictions inherent in these relationships, offering insights into their lasting impact on contemporary discourse.

During the past decade, the role of Germany's economic elites under Hitler has once again moved into the limelight of historical research and public debate. This volume offers a brief but focused introduction to the role of German businesses and industries in the crimes of Hitler's Third Reich.

Dieser Band enthält die wichtigsten Quellen zur Geschichte des deutschen Zionismus und zur Arbeit der zionistischen Bewegung im Zeitraum zwischen Hitlers Machtergreifung im Jahr 1933 und dem Jahr 1941, das mit dem Beschluss der „Endlösung der Judenfrage“ die finale Verschärfung der nationalsozialistischen Judenverfolgung markiert. Die Dokumente spiegeln die Entwicklung der judenfeindlichen Politik des NS-Regimes und die zunehmenden Schwierigkeiten der Juden und ihrer Gemeinden, der Verfolgung zu entfliehen. Zugleich offenbaren die Textquellen die wachsende Bedeutung des Zionismus für die Reaktion der deutschen Juden auf ihre nationalsozialistische Umgebung.