Nicosia, Francis R and David Scrase, 2010. Jewish Life in Nazi Germany: Dilemmas and Responses. Berghahn Books.
During their persecution by the Nazi regime, the Jews in Germany found themselves in difficult situations. They were to choose whether to flee from the Nazi brutality or stick around and claim their rightful place in Germany. This book tries to address the effects that anti-Jewish policies imposed by the regime of Adolf Hitler had on the family life of the Jews and their women. It also addresses the impacts that these policies had on the Jewish institutions and organizations. In addition, the book highlights some of the responses the Jewish made towards the Nazi persecution and anti-Semitism (Nicosia and Scrase 2010). The continuity and accessible style of this book makes it suitable for referencing Holocaust history or Jewish and German history.
The authors of this book are distinguished scholars in their own fields. Francis Nicosia is a Raul Hilberg Distinguished Professor at the University of Vermont specializing in Holocaust Studies. He has authored several books, some touching on the Holocaust subject. Examples include Zionism and Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany (2008) and the Columbia Guide to the Holocaust (2001), which he co-authored with Donald Niewyk. On the other hand, David Scrase is a German Professor who is also the founding director of the Carolyn and Leonard Miller Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont (1993-2006). He has also authored several books on Holocaust that have been used widely. The fact that this book is written by such distinguished professors makes it a credible source for my paper. The currency of the book makes it relevant for use in my paper as it contains updated information about the Holocaust history. I will particularly use this book because of its documentary annex that offers insightful information on the Holocaust. This will suffice the introductory part of my paper well.
Huber, Kilian, Volker Lindenthal and Fabian Waldinger, 2021. “Discrimination, Managers, and Firm Performance: Evidence from “Aryanizations” in Nazi Germany.” Journal of Political Economy, 129(9).
In this journal article, the authors investigate the effects of the dismissal of senior Jewish managers as a result of increasing discrimination in Nazi Germany on large corporations. Firms that expelled their Jewish managers experienced widespread declines in dividends, returns on assets, and stock prices. One of the impacts of these expulsions was the fall of the German GNP by 1.8% in aggregate market value. The article continues to highlight the important role played by managers who were highly educated and who served as crucial connectors to other firms and their invaluable contributions in ensuring the performance of the firm. The authors conclude that the performance of a firm is driven by individual managers (Huber et al. 2021 26). Therefore, discrimination directed towards them as had happened by the Nazi Germans is tantamount to causing business losses. Business managers are instrumental towards the success of their businesses. If they are uprooted from the company, they leave a wide gap that cannot be immediately filled up.
This article was published this year; thus, it is very recent. The authors are accomplished scholars teaching in the field of political economics. Their insights are very comprehensive and well documented. The fact that they have done an investigative study to obtain content for this study is encouraging and further justifies the credibility of the article. I will particularly use this article because of the nexus between the Jewish persecution by the Nazis and the economic implications. I will have a sub-topic on the impacts of Nazis discrimination policies on the country’s business environment. Indeed, this source contains valuable information that will offer great insights on the sub-topic. The part where the authors explore the long-term implications of the performance of a firm in the absence of the Jewish will also help in giving my paper a business perspective.
Spielvogel, Jackson J and David Redles, 2020. Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History. Routledge.
This book relies on current research findings to provide a comprehensive examination of the Third Reich based on a balanced approach that studies the role of Adolf Hitler in the Third Reich history. Specifically, the book explores the social, political, and economic forces that were responsible for the development and rise of Nazism, the Holocaust, the social and cultural life of the Third Reich, and World War II. The authors argue that the Nazi Movement and Hitler’s ideology gave rise to the Holocaust and World War II. There is insightful information on Imperial Germany and the Reichstag’s complicity (Spielvogel and Redles 2020). This book also contains in-depth discussions on space and race.
I find this book very authentic and credible for use in writing my paper. Intriguingly, the authors have supported their arguments with images and maps and provided more suggestions of other relevant reading materials. In addition, the book is fully updated, the authors have completely revised the final chapter. Subsequently, readers are able to gain a thorough and complete picture of the issues at hand and the period around World War II and the Holocaust. The fact that the authors have provided other readings helps in broadening the area of research. I will be particularly interested in the approaches that Hitler’s ideology and the Nazi Movement affected the race relationship in Germany. In my paper, I will be discussing the implications of such ideologies on different races including the Jews during World War II. Incidentally, this book contains insightful information about all these experiences. Therefore, it will be a significant source of useful content for my paper.
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude and Mutlu Yuksel, 2015. “The Long-Term Direct and External Effects of Jewish Expulsions in Nazi Germany.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 7(3):58-85.
In this journal article, the authors survey the long-term spillover and direct implications of the large-scale loss of human capital caused by the maltreatment of professionals from the Jewish community in Nazi Germany. It is an investigational study that relied on the variation of region-by-cohort of Jewish population percentage as a quasi-experiment. According to the results of the study, on average, the school-going German children at the time of the persecutions have fewer schooling years in adulthood. Furthermore, the likelihood of these children finishing high school and proceeding to colleges or universities is slim. In conducting the experiment, the authors controlled the wartime destruction, migration, compulsory schooling reform, regional unemployment, and income per capita (Akbulut-Yuksel and Yuksel 2015). Other variables controlled include mortality, the Communist Party and Nazi support, and urbanization. The control of these ensured that the results obtained from the study are robust.
The credibility of this source lies in the fact that it is an experimental study that was made together after carrying out a comprehensive survey of a given population. In addition, the authors are distinguished scholars in economic policy, and thus deeply understand the socioeconomic implications that the expulsion of the Jewish had on the educational acquisition of the German populations. In many instances, the Jewish community has been presented as the only victims of the infamous Holocaust orchestrated by Nazi Germany. However, the incident also left a section of the German community with indelible scars. My paper will contain a chapter on the effects of the Holocaust on the Nazi Germans. This paper is very direct on the effects of the Jewish expulsions on the children who were at school then. Indeed, they have had to bear the heaviest brunt of the Holocaust than any other German community. Hence, this source will be important in building up a case on the implications of the Jewish expulsions of the school-going children at that time.
Niewyk, Donald L, 2017. The Jews in Weimar Germany. Routledge.
This book traces the history of the German Jews before the seizure of power by Hitler and examines the relationship that the Jews had with German society. The author illustrates that contrary to popular belief that the German Jews were united, the opposite is actually true. They were deeply divided along political, ideological, and religious fault lines. As a matter of fact, the onslaught of the Zionist extremists forced the assimilationists and patriotic Jews who were the liberal majority to sharpen their self-definition of the German Jewry. Those who denied their Jews’ ‘Germanness’ were attacked by their fellow Jews even before the Holocaust (Niewyk 2017). The German Jewry’s heart and soul were fought in all spheres, including at the synagogue, community institutions, and families. The author further argues that the role of the Jews in the economy of Germany was exaggerated though they dominated many fields.
The author is a distinguished scholar and professor emeritus of History. He currently teaches at Methodist University and is a member of the Historical Association and the Conference Group for Central Europe. He has written several books on the Jews in Germany, including the Holocaust: Problems and Perspectives Interpretation (1992) and Fresh Wounds: Early Narratives of Holocaust Survival (1998). This shows that he has extensive knowledge of the issues at hand. In addition, the book provides an alternative view to what is commonly held that the Jews were united before the Holocaust. I will rely on this book to get the perspective of the Jews’ relationship with themselves in Germany.
Works Cited
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude and Mutlu Yuksel. “The Long-Term Direct and External Effects of Jewish Expulsions in Nazi Germany.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 7, no. 3, 2015, pp: 58-85.
Huber, Kilian, Volker Lindenthal and Fabian Waldinger. “Discrimination, Managers, and Firm Performance: Evidence from “Aryanizations” in Nazi Germany.” Journal of Political Economy, vol. 129, no. 9, 2021.
Nicosia, Francis R and David Scrase. Jewish Life in Nazi Germany: Dilemmas and Responses. Berghahn Books, 2010.
Niewyk, Donald L. The Jews in Weimar Germany. Routledge, 2017.
Spielvogel, Jackson J and David Redles. Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History. Routledge, 2020.