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Free lecture - 3 Dec 2020 - “Mischling: the contrasted destiny of 'half-Jews' in the Third Reich, between persecution and survival”

This year's Sam Johnson Memorial Lecture will take place on 3rd December at 17.30.

Dr Jean-Marc Dreyfus (University of Manchester) will be delivering the lecture on “Mischling: the contrasted destiny of 'half-Jews' in the Third Reich, between persecution and survival”.

His presentation will describe the state of the research on the topic of ‘half-Jews’ in Germany and also the difficult memory of their persecution. 

'Mischling' : the contrasted destiny of ‘half-Jews’ in the Third Reich, between persecution and survival Nazi policy obsessively classified people. With the Nuremburg racial laws of September 1935, the status of ‘half-blood’ Jews, whether of ‘first’ or ‘second degree’, was inscribed in the German civil code. At least 700 000 Germans fell into those categories and were submitted to severe legal restrictions. At the end of the war, many were interned in labour camps. We now know that they survived; the final decision on their fate remained pending. This presentation will describe the state of the research on the topic of ‘half-Jews’ in Germany and also the difficult memory of their persecution. Jean-Marc Dreyfus is Reader in Holocaust Studies at the University of Manchester. His last book (in French), describes the life story of Vollrath von Maltzan, a ‘Mischling’ who became the first West-German ambassador to Paris after WWII.

Jean-Marc Dreyfus is Reader in Holocaust Studies at the University of Manchester. His last book (in French), describes the life story of Vollrath von Maltzan, a ‘Mischling’ who became the first West-German ambassador to Paris after WWII.

 The event is free. You can sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sam-johnson-memorial-lecture-tickets-128478266955

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