Deutschlandfunk
Professor Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich joined Deutschlandfunk to discuss his book, Edward A. Tenenbaum and the Deutschmark: How an American Jew became the Father of Germany’s Postwar Economic Revival, published as part of the INET’s book series with Cambridge University Press. His book reveals a surprising truth: the real mastermind behind the 1948 currency reform was not Erhard, a man whose CIA files have revealed his cooperation with the Nazis, but Edward A. Tenenbaum, a young American Jew whose contributions have been largely forgotten.
The report begins at about 11:30.
