The Dilemmas of Commemoration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3639836 |
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| Authors | Christhard Hoffmann (0000-0001-5662-0768, University of Bergen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-0300 • E-ISSN: 1558-5441 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/104503099782486851 |
| OpenAlex | W2109664121 |
| Language | EN |
A few weeks after the founding of the Federal Republic of Germanyin May 1949, American High Commissioner John McCloy addressedan assembly of representatives from the West German Jewish community.In a much-discussed speech, he emphasized the centralimportance of public recollection of the crimes of the Third Reich forthe political culture of the young republic. In particular, said McCloy,the relationship of West Germany towards the Jews would be "one ofthe real touchstones and the test of Germany's progress toward thelight. The moment that Germany has forgotten the Buchenwalds andAuschwitzes, that was the point at which everyone could begin todespair of any progress in Germany
Archaeology · Economic history · Federal republic · German · German reunification · Judaism · Nazi Germany · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Weimar Republic · West germany · European history and politics · German History and Society · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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