Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. “Everything Was a Void”: New Order and Social Chaos 17
8. 2. “There Are No Jews Here”: The Language of De-Judaization 50
9. 3. To Whom Does It Belong? Ownership and Doubts 69
10. 4. Resentment and Compassion 84
11. 5. The Antechamber of Mystery 100
12. 6. Liberalization, Nationalism, and Erasure 109
13. 7. Profanation and Dirt 132
14. 8. Residual Presence 149
15. 9. Anxiety and Rediscovery 161
16. 10. The Dialectics of Preservation 183
17. Conclusions: Enduring Ambivalence 203
18. Notes 227
19. References 265
20. Index 283