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Sojourners: The Return of German Jews and the Question of Identity. By John Bornemann and Jeffrey M. Peck. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. 1995. Pp. xi + 309. £40.00. ISBN 0-8032-1255-0.

The authors have set themselves an impossible task, impossible at least within the covers of one book: to answer the question of what kind of Jews of German-Jewish background live in Germany now, and why. In the introductory chapter, John Borneman begins with the question "What is a German Jew?," and evidently hopes that the answer will emerge in the course of the book. The lives of the eleven interviewees span several generations, several countries of birth and greatly varied life experiences and ideological backgrounds, but are not sufficiently detailed to provide clear pictures of the protagonists. The younger among them did not return to Germany of their own volition, but were brought there, to Berlin, by their parents. Those who lived in East Berlin were raised as Communists, and in most cases for many years knew nothing, or next to nothing, about their Jewish background. They saw the West in stereotypes. In some cases even after the Wall came down and they could see for themselves, they still believed that, unlike themselves, Westerners only strive for material goods. This is true even of those who feel betrayed by communism.