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Refugees from Nazism and Cultural Transfer to Britain

2011; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 30; Issue: 2-3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02619288.2010.502711

1744-0521

Peter Alter,

African history and culture studies

Abstract This study accepts that while cultural transfer was obvious in the history of German Jewish settlement in Britain from Nazi Germany during the 1930s, it looks at what four individuals did and what helped them to lay the foundations of a successful career in Britain and make a noticeable contribution to their host society. The essay asks how bewildered refugees overcame social uprooting, isolation in a foreign country, linguistic deficiencies and lack of funds. It demonstrates the importance of relatives and fellow exiles, friends and colleagues, relief organisations and professional associations. The contribution uses the case studies of the journalist Sebastian Haffner, the Germanist Charlotte Jolles, the historian Francis L. Carsten and the industrialist Mac Goldsmith. Keywords: Nazismcultural transferSebastian HaffnerCharlotte JollesFrancis L. CarstenMac Goldsmith Notes [1] Feuchtwanger Feuchtwanger, Edgar. 1998. "Recovering from Culture Shock". 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