Russian-Speaking Jews in Germany's Jewish Communities, 1990-2005

• Main Author: Cronin, Joseph (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Migration History
• Subjects: Europe, Central-History.; Russia-History.; Europe, Eastern-History.; Judaism and culture.; Emigration and immigration.; Religion-History.; World War, 1939-1945.; History of Germany and Central Europe.; Russian, Soviet, and East European History.; Jewish Cultural Studies.; Migration.; History of Religion.; History of World War II and the Holocaust.

This book explores the transformative impact that the immigration of large numbers of Jews from the former Soviet Union to Germany had on Jewish communities from 1990 to 2005. It focuses on four points of tension and conflict between existing community members and new Russian-speaking arrivals. Thes...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Background to the Russian-Jewish immigration
• Chapter 3. Responses to the arrival of non-halakhic Russian-speaking Jews
• Part I: The reception of non-halakhic Jews in Jewish communities
• Part II: Legislative changes to bring the immigration into line with halakhic criteria
• Chapter 4. The debate surrounding 'fake' Jews
• Chapter 5. Differing attitudes towards the Holocaust between Russian-speaking and long-established Jews
• Part I: Attitudinal differences between long-established and Russian-speaking Jews
• Part II: Tensions within Jewish communities
• Part III: The changing tone of Holocaust commemoration in Jewish communities
• Chapter 6. Voting rights, leadership disputes and community splits
• Part I. Voting rights and leadership disputes
• Part II. Community splits
• Chapter 7. Conclusion.