Taboo and Classification: Post-1945 German Racial Writing on Jews

Amos Morris-Reich

doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/leobaeck/ybt015

Taboo and Classification: Post-1945 German Racial Writing on Jews

Amos Morris-Reich

History & Philosophy of Science Inst.

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

The article discusses racial attitudes towards Jews among German scientists and scholars during the Post-World War II era. Particular focus is given to the fields of human genetics, Rassenkunde, or racial ethnology, and Anthropologie, or physical anthropology. Details on the relationship between racial classification systems and the German concept of Rasse, or race, are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-215
Number of pages	21
Journal	Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook
Volume	58
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/leobaeck/ybt015
State	Published - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

Attitudes of ethnic groups
Ethnic studies
German history, 1945-1990
History
Human genetics education
Jews -- Germany -- History
Post-World War II Period
Race -- Study & teaching
Racial classification
Twentieth century

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