Coping with the Nazi Past: West German Debates on Nazism and Generational Conflict, 1955-1975 (Studies in German History, 2)

Published in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. Based on careful, intensive research in primary sources, many of these essays break new ground in our understanding of a crucial and tumultuous period. The contributors, drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, offer an in-depth analysis of how the collective memory of Nazism and the Holocaust influenced, and was influenced by, politics and culture in West Germany in the 1960s. The contributions address a wide variety of issues, including prosecution for war crimes, restitution, immigration policy, health policy, reform of the police, German relations with Israel and the United States, nuclear non-proliferation, and, of course, student politics and the New Left protest movement. The Contributors, Drawn From Both Sides Of The Atlantic, Offer An In-depth Analysis Of How The Collective Memory Of Nazism And The Holocaust Influenced, And Was Influenced By, Politics And Culture In West Germany In The 1960s. The Contributions Address A Wide Variety Of Issues, Including Prosecution For War Crimes, Restitution, Immigration Policy, Health Policy, Reform Of The Police, German Relations With Israel And The United States, Nuclear Non-proliferation, And Student Politics And The New Left Protest Movement. Critical Memory And Civil Society : The Impact Of The 1960s On German Debates About The Past / Konrad H. Jarausch -- The Return Of The Images : Photographs Of Nazi Crimes And The West German Public In The Long 1960s / Habbo Knoch -- Explanation, Dissociation, Apologia : The Debate Over The Criminal Prosecution Of Nazi Crimes In The 1960s / Marc Von Miquel -- The Comprehensive Investigative Proceedings--france : West German Judicial Inquiries Into Nazi Crimes / Bernhard Brunner -- West Germany And Compensation For National Socialist Expropriation : The Restitution Of Jewish Property, 1947-1964 / Jürgen Lillteicher -- The Modernization Of West German Police : Between The Nazi Past And Weimar Tradition / Klaus Weinhauer -- West German Society And Foreigners In The 1960s / Karen Schönwälder -- The West German Public Health System And The Legacy Of Nazism / Sigrid Stöckel -- Don't Look Back In Anger : Youth, Pop Culture, And The Nazi Past / Detlef Siegfried -- The Sexual Revolution And Legacies Of The Nazi Past / Dagmar Herzog -- The German New Left And National Socialism / Michael Schmidtke -- Public Demonstrations Of The 1960s : Participatory Democracy Or Leftist Fascism? / Elizabeth L.b. Peifer -- New Leftists And West Germany : Fascism, Violence, And The Public Sphere, 1967-1974 / Belinda Davis -- Conservative Intellectuals And The Debate Over National Socialism And The Holocaust In The 1960s / Joachim Scholtyseck -- Catholic Student Fraternities, The National Socialist Past, And The Student Movement / Michael Hochgeschwender -- Turning Away From The Past : West Germany And Israel, 1965-1967 / Carole Fink -- Germany's Pr Man : Julius Klein And The Making Of Transatlantic Memory / S. Jonathan Wiesen -- Auschwitz And The Nuclear Sonderweg : Nuclear Weapons And The Shadow Of The Nazi Past / Susanna Schraftstetter. Edited By Philipp Gassert And Alan E. Steinweis. This Volume Grew Out Of A German Historical Institute Conference That Took Place At The University Of Nebraska-lincoln In April 2001--pref. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 328-333) And Index. Coping with the Nazi Past 2 CONTENTS 6 PREFACE 8 INTRODUCTION 10 CHAPTER 1. CRITICAL MEMORY AND CIVIL SOCIETY 20 CHAPTER 2. THE RETURN OF THE IMAGES 40 CHAPTER 3. EXPLANATION, DISSOCIATION, APOLOGIA 59 CHAPTER 4. THE “COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATIVE PROCEEDINGS—FRANCE” 73 CHAPTER 5. WEST GERMANY AND COMPENSATION FOR NATIONAL SOCIALIST EXPROPRIATION 88 CHAPTER 6.THE MODERNIZATION OF WEST GERMAN POLICE 105 CHAPTER 7. WEST GERMAN SOCIETY AND FOREIGNERS IN THE 1960S 122 CHAPTER 8. THE WEST GERMAN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE LEGACY OF NAZISM 137 CHAPTER 9. DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER 153 CHAPTER 10. THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION AND THE LEGACIES OF THE NAZI PAST 170 CHAPTER 11. THE GERMAN NEW LEFT AND NATIONAL SOCIALISM 185 CHAPTER 12. PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE 1960S 203 CHAPTER 13. NEW LEFTISTS AND WEST GERMANY 219 CHAPTER 14. CONSERVATIVE INTELLECTUALS AND THE DEBATE OVER NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND THE HOLOCAUST IN THE 1960S 247 CHAPTER 15. CATHOLIC STUDENT FRATERNITIES, THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST PAST, AND THE STUDENT MOVEMENT 267 CHAPTER 16. TURNING AWAY FROM THE PAST 285 CHAPTER 17. GERMANY’S PR MAN 303 CHAPTER 18. AUSCHWITZ AND THE NUCLEAR SONDERWEG 318 CONTRIBUTORS 334 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 337 INDEX 343 Every generation of Germans since the end of World War II has been confronted by the challenge of working through the moral and historical implications of Nazism and the Holocaust.