Saul Friedländer’s Das Dritte Reich und die Juden is widely regarded by historians as a masterpiece of Holocaust scholarship . The first volume, Die Jahre der Verfolgung (The Years of Persecution) , meticulously details the systemic marginalization of Germany's Jewish population from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 until the invasion of Poland in 1939.
The role of academics, clergy, and professionals who supported or legitimized the regime. Das Dritte Reich und die Juden. Die Jahre der V...
Most crucially, Friedländer uses diaries, letters, and memoirs to give voice to the Jews themselves, capturing their lived experience of increasing isolation. Key Phases of Institutionalized Antisemitism Saul Friedländer’s Das Dritte Reich und die Juden