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Never Again? East German and Radical Left West German Attitudes to Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Professor Jeffrey Herf discusses the varying attitudes towards Israel held by East Germany and the radical left in West Germany from 1967 to 1989, within the context of the Holocaust legacy and the Cold War, during an interview with host Gilad Halpern in June 2015. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish HistoryCold WarHolocaust MemoryUniversity Of MarylandEast GermanyJeffrey HerfGilad HalpernWest German Radical Left1967 1989

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