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Judenzählung (German for "Jewish census") was a measure instituted by the German Military High Command in October 1916, during the upheaval of World War I. Designed to confirm accusations of the lack of patriotism among German Jews, the census disproved the charges, but its results were not made public.〔("Deutsche Jüdische Soldaten” ) Bavarian National Exhibition〕 However, its figures were leaked out, being published in an antisemitic brochure.〔()〕 The Jewish authorities, who themselves had compiled statistics which considerably exceeded the figures in the brochure, were not only denied access to the government archives but also informed by the Republican Minister of Defense that the contents of the antisemitic brochure were correct.〔 In the atmosphere of growing antisemitism,〔(Antisemitism in Germany Post World War 1 ). The Florida Holocaust Museum〕 many German Jews saw "the Great War" as an opportunity to prove their commitment to the German homeland.〔 S. Friedlaender, ''(Redemptive Anti-Semitism )'' Source: S. Friedlaender, Chapter 3 in: ''Nazi Germany and the Jews'', Vol. I - The Years of Persecution 1933-1939, (New York 1997), pp. 73-112. (Yad Vashem History of the Holocaust, a collaboration between the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem and Drew University, Madison New Jersey.〕 ==Background== (詳細はAmos Elon, "In October 1916, when almost three thousand Jews had already died on the battlefield and more than seven thousand had been decorated, War Minister Wild von Hohenborn saw fit to sanction the growing prejudices. He ordered a "Jew census" in the army to determine the actual number of Jews on the front lines as opposed to those serving in the rear. Ignoring protests in the Reichstag and the press, he proceeded with his head count. The results were not made public, ostensibly to "spare Jewish feelings." The truth was that the census disproved the accusations: 80 percent served on the front lines."〔Elon, Amos (2002): ''The Pity of It All''. Metropolitan Books. p.338. The author cites the following sources for his numbers: The official position was that the census was intended to discredit growing anti-semitic sentiments and rumors. However, the evidence indicated that the government's intention was the opposite: to acquire confirmation of the purported ill deeds.〔Die Zeit, http://www.zeit.de/1996/42/Dazu_haelt_man_fuer_sein_Land_den_Schaedel〕 There was a long history of Jews in Germany being discriminated, oppressed and denied rank within the military and other government institutions. This fact substantiates the "less than eager to serve" attitude of Jews in Germany.〔Amos Elon (2002) ''The Pity Of It All. A History of Jews in Germany 1743-1933'', pp. 340. ISBN 0-8050-5964-4〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Judenzählung」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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