Description: "Originally published as 'Das Leichenhaus der Bèucher': Kulturrestitution und jèudisches Geschichtsdenken nach 1945"--Title page verso.
Brief description: Elisabeth Gallas is chief research associate at the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture--Simon Dubnow in Leipzig, Germany.
Review Quotes: "In meticulous detail, drawing on archival sources, memoirs, correspondence, and histories, Gallas . . . makes an impressive book debut with a comprehensive history of efforts to recover, identify, and restore artifacts of Jewish culture and scholarship. . . . A fresh, significant contribution to Jewish history."-- "STARRED Kirkus Review"