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Final sale in Berlin, the destruction of Jewish commercial cctivity, 1930-1945, Christoph Kreutzmüller ; translated by Jane Paulick and Jefferson Chase

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-364) and index

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Final sale in Berlin

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Christoph Kreutzmüller ; translated by Jane Paulick and Jefferson Chase

the destruction of Jewish commercial cctivity, 1930-1945

Before the Nazis took power, Jewish businesspeople in Berlin thrived alongside their non-Jewish neighbors. But Nazi racism changed that, gradually destroying Jewish businesses before murdering the Jews themselves. Reconstructing the fate of more than 8,000 companies, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of Jewish economic activity and its obliteration. Rather than just examining the steps taken by the persecutors, it also tells the stories of Jewish strategies in countering the effects of persecution. In doing so, this book exposes a fascinating paradox where Berlin, serving as the administrative heart of the Third Reich, was also the site of a dense network for Jewish self-help and assertion.--, Provided by Publisher

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: CONTEXT Chapter 1.Berlin Chapter 2. Economy Chapter 3. Jewish Commercial Activity PART II: ATTACKING JEWISH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY Chapter 4. Violent Persecution Chapter 5. Bureaucratic persecution Chapter 6. Voyeurs and Profiteers Chapter 7. The Destruction of Jewish Commercial Activity PART III: ASSERTING JEWISH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY Chapter 8. Institutional Counter-strategies Chapter 9. Individual Counter-Strategies Chapter 10. Emigration Chapter 11. Case Studies PART IV Chapter 12. The Deportation of Jewish Businesspeople Summary Bibliography Index