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Article: Caritas in der SBZ/DDR, 1945-1989: Erinnerungen, Berichte, Forschungen
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- The Catholic Historical Review
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- October 1, 2002
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Caritas in der SBZ/DDR, 1945-1989: Erinnerungen, Berichte, Forschungen. Edited by Christoph Kosters. (Paderborn: Ferdinand Schoningh Verlag. 2001. Pp. 257. DM 29.90 paperback.)
This volume is the result of a closed meeting sponsored by the German Catholic Kommission fir Zeitgeschichte and the Deutsche Caritas Verband, the German equivalent to Catholic Charities. Particular themes were the adaptation of the organization to the demands of the times, the role of Caritas in providing social services, especially healthcare, the role of the western Caritas to support the organization in the East, and the complex relationship between Caritas and the East German regime. The contributions range ...