Robbery and Restitution

offers an extremely useful survey and an indispensable toolfor anyone seeking to develop a grasp of the issues at stake. Journal of Modern History Robbery and Restitution adds to the excellent reputation of Berghahns Studies on War and Genocide series under the general editorship of Omer Bartov and Dirk Moses. Readers familiar with the series know that it summarizes the most recent research on such topics as the Massacre in History, Nazi Extermination Policies, and Genocide and Religion. One of the latest volumes, Robbery and Restitution is essential reading for all Holocaust scholarsI recommend this book to all serious scholars. A brief review cannot do justice to the subtlety of the arguments, but these excellent essays greatly advance our understanding of the complex issues. Holocaust and Genocide Studies A well-structured, ambitious collection of essays, it will certainly be an essential read for anyone interested in the anti-Jewish policies of National Socialist Germany and their long-term consequences for postwar Europe. H-German

Martin Dean is a Research Scholar at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). He is the author of Collaboration in the Holocaust, published in association with the USHMM in 2000, and of several articles on the confiscation of Jewish property. From 1992 to 1997 he worked as Senior Historian for the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit.

List of Abbreviations Preface Part I: Introduction Introduction: A History without Boundaries: The Robbery and Restitution of Jewish Property in Europe Constantin Goschler and Philipp Ther Part II: The Robbery of Jewish Property in Comparative Perspective Chapter 1. The Seizure of Jewish Property in Europe: Comparative Aspects of Nazi Methods and Local Responses Martin Dean Chapter 2. Aryanization and Restitution in Germany Frank Bajohr Chapter 3. The Looting of Jewish Property in Occupied Western Europe: A Comparative Study of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands Jean-Marc Dreyfus Chapter 4. The Robbery of Jewish Property in Eastern Europe under German Occupation, 19391942 Dieter Pohl Chapter 5. The Robbery of Jewish Property in Eastern European States Allied with Nazi Germany Tatjana Tnsmeyer Part III: The Restitution of Jewish Property in Comparative Perspective Chapter 6. West Germany and the Restitution of Jewish Property in Europe Jurgen Lillteicher Chapter 7. Jewish Property and the Politics of Restitution in Germany after 1945 Constantin Goschler Chapter 8. Two Approaches to Compensation in France: Restitution and Reparation Claire Andrieu Chapter 9. The Expropriation of Jewish Property and Restitution in Belgium Rudi van Doorslaer Chapter 10. Indifference and Forgetting: Italy and its Jewish Community, 19381970 Ilaria Pavan Chapter 11. Why Switzerland? Remarks on a Neutrals Role in the Nazi Program of Robbery and Allied Postwar Restitution Policy Regula Ludi Chapter 12. The Hungarian Gold Train: Fantasies of Wealth and the Madness of Genocide Ronald W. Zweig Chapter 13. Reluctant Restitution: The Restitution of Jewish Property in the Bohemian Lands after the Second World War Eduard Kubu and Jan Kuklk Jr. Chapter 14. The Polish Debate on the Holocaust and the Restitution of Property Dariusz Stola Part IV: Concluding Remarks Conclusion: Reflections on the Restitution and Compensation of Holocaust Theft: Past, Present, and Future Gerald D. Feldman Notes on Contributors Select Bibliography Index