The Battle for Jewish Sympathy: The House of Orange, the Dutch Jews, and Postwar Morality
In 1965, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands announced the engagement of Princess Beatrix to the German Claus von Amsberg. In the context of a rearticulation of Dutch public morality in terms of the Second World War, and especially the Holocaust, this engage
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Jewish-Gentile Relations Beyond Antisemitism and Philosemitism Edited by
David J. Wertheim
The Jew as Legitimation
David J. Wertheim Editor
The Jew as Legitimation Jewish-Gentile Relations Beyond Antisemitism and Philosemitism
Editor David J. Wertheim Menasseh ben Israel Institute for Jewish Studies Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-42600-6 ISBN 978-3-319-42601-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42601-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962103 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: The Wandering Jew, painting by Gaston Melingue. – Drawing Pelissier, vintage engraved illustration, Magasin Pittoresque 1874. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
As an edited volume, the substance of this book is in the first place the contributors’ accomplishment. I would like to thank them not only for their patience and, at times, for putting up with my lack thereof, but also for sharing their ideas and their enthusiasm, which made it a true joy to collaborate. I would also like to acknowledge the Menasseh ben Israel Institute and its supporters, the Jewish Historical Museum of Amsterdam, and the University of Amsterdam, for providing a wonderful institutional environment and its board members, Joël Cahen, Carel Davidson, Jeroen Davidson, Ted Musaph, Emile Schrijver, Bernard Wasserstein, and Irene Zwiep, for their continuous encouragement. I would also like to thank the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, Stichting Collectieve Maror-gelden Nederland, the Maatschappij tot Nut der Israëlieten in Nederland, Stichting Levi Lassen and the Chair in Contemporary Judaism, its History and its Culture (Universit
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