October 19, 2001
German Intellectuals, Jewish Victims: a Politically Correct Solidarity
As a professor of German literature in New York City, I often find myself in the company of visiting German intellectuals -- writers, artists, publishers, journalists, and, of course, other professors -- many of whom have frequent contact with the United States and know quite a bit about the politics of American university life. The encounters tend to be amicable and casual -- post-1968 Germany, after the student uprisings, goes out of its way to avoid formality -- but also charged with the
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