Wawrzyn Nazis in the Holy Land 1933-1948

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-030652-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 231 Seiten

Young Germans marched through Haifa shouting „Heil Hitler!“ and Swastika flags were hoisted at the German consulates in Mandatory Palestine. It was in November 1931 when a non-Jewish German made the initial contact with Nazi officials in Germany that led to the establishment of a miniature Third Reich with local NS groups, Hitler Youth program, and associations for women, teachers, and others in Palestine. Approximately 33% of all Palestine-Germans (Palästina-Deutsche) participated in the NS movement. Until today no extensive research written in English has been done on this bizarre „footnote“ in history. While previous publications in German mainly concentrated on the members of the Temple Society, this work includes Protestant and Catholic Germans as well. It focuses on the relationship of Palästina-Deutsche with local Arabs and Jews. It covers the period of 1933 to 1948 as well as the years between the establishing of the State of Israel and the departure of the last group of Germans in 1950. At the end of the book, the reader will find a list with more than seven hundred names of those who joined the NS groups.

Zielgruppe

Researchers of the history of 20th century Palestine, National So

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wawrzyn, Heidemarie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Antisemitismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Antisemitismus, Pogrome, Shoah
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;List of Illustrations;12
2;Introduction: An Overseas Organization for a Worldwide Nazi Network;13
3;1 Establishing and Developing the NSDAP in Palestine;16
4;2 Propaganda Activities;23
4.1;Speeches, lectures, and propaganda agents;23
4.2;NS pamphlets and books;24
4.3;The "Volksempfänger";25
4.4;NS films;26
5;3 NS Groups and Events;29
5.1;Regular meetings and celebrations;29
5.2;Political events and German flags;35
5.3;The variety of the NS network in Palestine;39
6;4 Hitler Youth;60
7;5 NS Women in Palestine;66
8;6 Outsiders and Opponents;74
9;7 Nazi Members;85
9.1;Figures, Religious Attitude, and Political Background;85
10;8 German Relationships with the Jewish and Arab Population;91
10.1;Perception of Jews;91
10.2;Relations with the Arab population;95
11;9 Reaction of the Local Population;101
11.1;Jewish reactions;101
11.2;Arab reactions;106
12;10 The Official End of the NSDAP Branch;110
12.1;Internment of Palestine-Germans in 1939;110
12.2;The deportation to Australia in 1941;116
13;11 Exchange Operations between Palestine-Germans and Jews from Europe;120
13.1;The first exchange in December 1941;120
13.2;The second exchange in November 1942;122
13.3;The third exchange in July 1944;126
14;12 Planned Hostilities against Palestinian Jews, 1941-1944;128
14.1;An SS killing unit for Palestine?;128
14.2;The German-Arab Operation Atlas in 1944;133
15;13 Increasing Tensions and the Final Departure of Palestine-Germans in 1950;136
16;14 Was the NS Country Group Palestine Different?;144
16.1;A comparison of NS groups;144
16.2;Differences and common ground;145
17;Conclusion: Hitler’s Community in Palestine;149
18;Appendix I;157
18.1;Leaflet for German Travelers to Palestine;157
18.2;Official Guidelines for Nazi Party Members Abroad;159
19;Appendix II;161
19.1;List of Names of Germans who joined the NS groups in Palestine;162
19.2;List of Names of Palestine-born Germans who joined Nazi branches abroad;212
20;Abbreviations;214

Über Autor(innen)

Heidemarie Wawrzyn, Jerusalem, Israel.