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Laufer, Peter. Exodus to Berlin: the Return of the Jews to Germany.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

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| September 01, 2003 | Cohen, George | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Library Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Oct. 2003. 240p. index. Ivan R. Dee, $26 (1-56663-529-2). 305.892.

Laufer writes of the resurgence of the Jewish community in Germany, which began after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, and the simultaneous rise of neo-Nazi, racist, nationalistic, and anti-Semitic violence. At the beginning of this century, Germany became the nation with the fastest-growing population of Jews in the world. Laufer informs us "this unexpected surge of Jews into a reunified Germany not only surprised both Jews and Germans, it occurred without much of the world noticing." He explains that thousands of ...

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