Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- The Cambridge History Of The Holocaust
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume IV
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- General Editor’s Introduction
- Introduction to Volume IV
- Part I History
- 1 Liberation, Displacement, and Homecoming in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
- 2 In Each and Every Generation: Survivors and Their Descendants
- 3 “Forgotten Victims” and the Federal Republic of Germany
- 4 Testimony as a Response to Mass Atrocity: 1940s to the Present
- 5 Perpetrators on Trial: The Transnational History of Holocaust Trials
- 6 The Plunder and the Restoration of Art and Cultural Property
- 7 Restitution and Reparations
- 8 Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism
- Part II Geography
- Part III Culture and Ideas
- Part IV Culture and Fields
- Index
- References
3 - “Forgotten Victims” and the Federal Republic of Germany
from Part I - History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2025
Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- The Cambridge History Of The Holocaust
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume IV
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- General Editor’s Introduction
- Introduction to Volume IV
- Part I History
- 1 Liberation, Displacement, and Homecoming in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
- 2 In Each and Every Generation: Survivors and Their Descendants
- 3 “Forgotten Victims” and the Federal Republic of Germany
- 4 Testimony as a Response to Mass Atrocity: 1940s to the Present
- 5 Perpetrators on Trial: The Transnational History of Holocaust Trials
- 6 The Plunder and the Restoration of Art and Cultural Property
- 7 Restitution and Reparations
- 8 Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism
- Part II Geography
- Part III Culture and Ideas
- Part IV Culture and Fields
- Index
- References
Summary
Focusing on the Federal Republic of Germany, this chapter explores the often hidden history of the lasting impact of Nazi racial violence on non-Jewish victims. It analyzes the forces and structures that continued to discriminate against homosexuals, survivors of sterilization, Roma, “asocials,” and others. Many of these groups were initially excluded from reparations programs for survivors and, in some cases, were subjected to ongoing legal discrimination. Over time, this began to shift, largely in response to pressure from survivor activists from among these groups, who fought hard to establish their status as recognized victims of the Nazi regime.
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