Tag: East Germany
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Bad Memory - Germany is acclaimed for its efforts to atone for the Holocaust. But its method of repudiating the past has become a tool of exclusion.
This article discusses Germany's efforts to confront its past and atone for the Holocaust.
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On the Anniversary of Kristallnacht and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Remembering East Germany’s Jews
In 1988, East Germany under Erich Honecker made unprecedented efforts to engage with its Jewish community, organizing events around the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
The overthrow of Communism and the end of the Cold War were marked by various significant events across Eastern Europe.
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.
In "Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left 1967–1989," the author Jeffrey Herf explores how both East Germany and the West German far left demonized Israel following the Six-Day War, equating it with Nazism and supporting Arab countries and Palestinian terrorists against Israel.
Professor Jeffrey Herf discusses the attitudes of East Germany and the radical left in West Germany towards Israel from 1967 to 1989, exploring how these views were shaped by the memory of the Holocaust and the Cold War.