The Jews of Germany and the Organization of Their Aliya, 1933-1945

Discusses: life in Germany before 1933; growing up in assimilated Jewish home; coming to Palestine, 1928, to teach gymnastics; returning to Germany as a gymnastics teacher in Hamburg and Berlin; role in setting up Youth Aliyah movement in Germany; Father's career as leading German psychiatrist; motivation behind involvement in Zionism; anti-Semitic encounters following WWI; Zionist activity among different youth movements in Germany; divide between 'Ost Juden' and German Jews; involvement in 'Brit Haolim'; difficulty of German Jews to come to terms with Nazism; atmosphere amongst those working in Youth Aliyah; when and how it became clear that there was no future for young German Jews; growing interest in sending youth to Palestine, with passing to Nuerenberg Laws; considerations had regarding sending children to Palestine; connection between Youth Aliyah and Jewish Community in Berlin; authority of Youth Aliyah in deciding who should get the certificates; raising funds; change in atmosphere after 1935 with passing of Nuerenberg Laws; cases where child wanted to go on Youth Aliyah without parents blessing; assistance received from JDC; feelings German-Jewish and Zionist leaders had on Youth Aliyah from Germany.