As if is the overarching thesis of the novel the pass was long and not as simple. Not all Jews would follow this path and there would still be conflict on the Homefront. Gellar goes into this journey highlighting and struggle. Although the Jews did make many strides during this period things were still not solved. At the end of the day these strides only healed the scars that would forever be imbedded in Germanys past. This reconstruction would continue but it is important to also look at the strides it made in such a short period. “After near total extirpation of Germany Jewry by the Nazis, the land of Mendelssohn, Heine, and Einstein had an established diverse Jewish community”
As if is the overarching thesis of the novel the pass was long and not as simple. Not all Jews would follow this path and there would still be conflict on the Homefront. Gellar goes into this journey highlighting and struggle. Although the Jews did make many strides during this period things were still not solved. At the end of the day these strides only healed the scars that would forever be imbedded in Germanys past. This reconstruction would continue but it is important to also look at the strides it made in such a short period. “After near total extirpation of Germany Jewry by the Nazis, the land of Mendelssohn, Heine, and Einstein had an established diverse Jewish community”