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| The group stated: "The RJF sees the basis of its work as complete allegiance to the German homeland. It does not have any goal or desire outside of this German homeland, and sharply rejects any movement which wishes to bring us German Jews to a position of outsiders in relation to this German homeland."<ref>[http://www.fjgk.de/cms/artikel.13.htm Diaspora and Jewish Self-Understanding (in German)]: ''Der RJF sieht die Grundlage seiner Arbeit in einem restlosen Bekenntnis zur deutschen Heimat. Er hat kein Ziel und kein Streben außerhalb dieser deutschen Heimat und wendet sich aufs schärfste gegen jede Bestrebung, die uns deutsche Juden zu dieser deutschen Heimat in eine Fremdstellung bringen will.''</ref> | The group stated: "The RJF sees the basis of its work as complete allegiance to the German homeland. It does not have any goal or desire outside of this German homeland, and sharply rejects any movement which wishes to bring us German Jews to a position of outsiders in relation to this German homeland."<ref>[http://www.fjgk.de/cms/artikel.13.htm Diaspora and Jewish Self-Understanding (in German)]: ''Der RJF sieht die Grundlage seiner Arbeit in einem restlosen Bekenntnis zur deutschen Heimat. Er hat kein Ziel und kein Streben außerhalb dieser deutschen Heimat und wendet sich aufs schärfste gegen jede Bestrebung, die uns deutsche Juden zu dieser deutschen Heimat in eine Fremdstellung bringen will.''</ref> |
| === Ideology === | == Ideology == |
| As a war veterans group, the Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten believed that Jewish war veterans should be honored alongside non-Jewish war veterans from World War I. Throughout the organization's existence, even when the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] were in power, the RjF firmly believed in their rights to live in an integrated German society because Jewish citizens had fought and died for Germany<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Bankier |first=David |date=1991 |title=JEWISH SOCIETY THROUGH NAZI EYES 1933–1936 |url=https://academic.oup.com/hgs/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/hgs/6.2.111 |journal=Holocaust and Genocide Studies |language=en |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=111–127 |doi=10.1093/hgs/6.2.111 |issn=8756-6583}}</ref>. Compared to similar veteran groups at the time, the Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten generally upheld German-nationalist and anti-zionist ideals. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Berkowitz |first=Michael |title=Kristallnacht in Context: Jewish War Veterans in America and Britian and the Crisis of German Jewry |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2009 |pages=57-58}}</ref> However, the political makeup of the RjF is also widely varied comprising both right and left-leaning members.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Paucker |first=A. |date=2006-01-01 |title=Researching German-Jewish Responses and German-Jewish Resistance to National Socialism: Sources and Directions for the Future |url=https://academic.oup.com/leobaeck/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/leobaeck/51.1.193 |journal=The Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook |language=en |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=193–208 |doi=10.1093/leobaeck/51.1.193 |issn=0075-8744}}</ref> This makeup leads to a complicated ideological makeup in regard to political action. Some members and aspects of the RjF were [[Zionism|Zionist]] in orientation, while others were merely dedicated to the advancement of former German Jewish Soldiers. Due to these differing political orientations, they had members with political beliefs ranging from communism and socialism to right-leaning in line with German society at the time.<ref name=":3" /> | As a war veterans group, the Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten believed that Jewish war veterans should be honored alongside non-Jewish war veterans from World War I. Throughout the organization's existence, even when the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] were in power, the RjF firmly believed in their rights to live in an integrated German society because Jewish citizens had fought and died for Germany<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Bankier |first=David |date=1991 |title=JEWISH SOCIETY THROUGH NAZI EYES 1933–1936 |url=https://academic.oup.com/hgs/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/hgs/6.2.111 |journal=Holocaust and Genocide Studies |language=en |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=111–127 |doi=10.1093/hgs/6.2.111 |issn=8756-6583}}</ref>. Compared to similar veteran groups at the time, the Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten generally upheld German-nationalist and anti-zionist ideals. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Berkowitz |first=Michael |title=Kristallnacht in Context: Jewish War Veterans in America and Britian and the Crisis of German Jewry |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2009 |pages=57-58}}</ref> However, the political makeup of the RjF is also widely varied comprising both right and left-leaning members.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Paucker |first=A. |date=2006-01-01 |title=Researching German-Jewish Responses and German-Jewish Resistance to National Socialism: Sources and Directions for the Future |url=https://academic.oup.com/leobaeck/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/leobaeck/51.1.193 |journal=The Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook |language=en |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=193–208 |doi=10.1093/leobaeck/51.1.193 |issn=0075-8744}}</ref> This makeup leads to a complicated ideological makeup in regard to political action. Some members and aspects of the RjF were [[Zionism|Zionist]] in orientation, while others were merely dedicated to the advancement of former German Jewish Soldiers. Due to these differing political orientations, they had members with political beliefs ranging from communism and socialism to right-leaning in line with German society at the time.<ref name=":3" /> |
| === Re-founding === | == Re-founding == |
| This group was reestablished in November 2006, with the name Bund Jüdischer Soldaten. The current group embodies similar goals to the original Reichsbund Jüdischer Frontsoldaten, aiming to recognize and preserve the memory of Jewish war veterans in Germany. <ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=History: Bund Jüdischer Soldaten |url=https://www.bundjuedischersoldaten.de/ |url-status=live |website=Bund Jüdischer Soldaten}}</ref> They emphasize the remembrance of German-Jewish soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. In response to current global politics, they also express solidarity with Jews in Israel and any attacks they face, specifically condoning attacks from Iran. <ref name=":4" /><!-- Would someone who knows German please check my Google-assisted translation below? --Eliyak -- The translation is correct! --Furfur @ de.wikipedia --> | This group was reestablished in November 2006, with the name Bund Jüdischer Soldaten. The current group embodies similar goals to the original Reichsbund Jüdischer Frontsoldaten, aiming to recognize and preserve the memory of Jewish war veterans in Germany. <ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=History: Bund Jüdischer Soldaten |url=https://www.bundjuedischersoldaten.de/ |url-status=live |website=Bund Jüdischer Soldaten}}</ref> They emphasize the remembrance of German-Jewish soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. In response to current global politics, they also express solidarity with Jews in Israel and any attacks they face, specifically condoning attacks from Iran. <ref name=":4" /><!-- Would someone who knows German please check my Google-assisted translation below? --Eliyak -- The translation is correct! --Furfur @ de.wikipedia --> |
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