Since its reunification in 1990, Germany has been the destination of a large number of immigrants from Israel. They chose to settle in a country that is associated with the greatest tragedy in Jewish history, the Holocaust. Furthermore, they were raised in a country in which Holocaust memory and commemoration are major component of group identity. Within this context, the present study uses data from a survey carried out in 2014/2015 among Israeli-Jewish immigrants in Germany (N = 510) to assess their linguistic adjustment in the new country. Incorporating factors of Holocaust memory (noneconomic incentives) into the model of destination-language acquisition (MDLA), I ran similar equations for the three uses of language: speaking, reading and writing. Results from the multivariate analysis suggest that Holocaust memory does not inhibit the immigrants' proficiency in the German language. Accordingly, I adapt the indifference hypothesis, centring on maximizing gains and pleasure, and refute the two competing hypotheses, disruption and heightening. Variables of the MDLA—exposure, efficiency and economic incentives, and, especially, duration in the host country and young age at immigration—are significantly associated with proficiency in German; they were able to explain much of the variation in each of the uses of language. In the Discussion, I venture a proposal as to how fluency in German may help to attenuate intergroup tensions.

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德国的以色列犹太移民：目的地语言习得模型和大屠杀记忆的作用评估

自 1990 年两德统一以来，德国一直是以色列大量移民的目的地。他们选择定居在一个与犹太人历史上最大的悲剧——大屠杀有关的国家。此外，他们在一个大屠杀记忆和纪念是群体认同的主要组成部分的国家长大。在此背景下，本研究使用的数据来自 2014/2015 年在德国的以色列犹太移民中进行的一项调查（N = 510) 来评估他们在新国家的语言调整。将大屠杀记忆（非经济激励）因素纳入目标语言习得模型 (MDLA)，我对语言的三种用途运行了类似的方程式：说、读和写。多变量分析的结果表明，大屠杀记忆不会抑制移民对德语的熟练程度。因此，我调整了冷漠假设，以最大化收益和快乐为中心，并驳斥了两个相互竞争的假设，破坏和提升。MDLA 的变量——接触、效率和经济激励，尤其是在东道国的持续时间和移民时的年龄——与德语熟练程度显着相关；他们能够解释每种语言用途的大部分差异。在讨论中，我冒昧地提出了一个建议，即流利的德语如何有助于缓解群体间的紧张关系。