Scientific disciplines have their own view on catastrophes. Here, natural scientists, engineers, physicians as well as historians and social scientists define and discuss geo-hazards and associated technical disasters, natural disasters as a business case, medicine and its catastrophes. After war aspects of the Shoah are described with Gershom Sholems Concept of Jewish Totality, and the situation of Displaced Persons in Germany as well as the Nakba for Palestinians related to the happiness of Jews celebrating their new State of Israel. The book also reminds of Hamburgs Flood Disaster in 1962, the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 and other historical catastrophes in Japan, the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 and the Age of Enlightenment, and the eruption of the Tambora in 1815 followed by the year without summer.

Twist to Evil An Introduction to Different Views on Catastrophes.- The Great East Japan Earthquake in the Context of Historical Catastrophes in Japan.- No German-Jewish Dialogue? On Gershom Scholems Concept of Jewish Totality as the Cornerstone for Cultural Resilience.- Jewish life in camps after 1945. Displaced Persons Camps in the US Zone of Germany.- The Nakba - Flight and Expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948.- From Dinosaurs and Humans Geology and Catastrophes.- Dangerous Water in the Land of the Economic Miracle. Hamburgs Flood Disaster in February 1962.- Medicine and its Catastrophes.- Natural Disasters as a Business Case Risks and Opportunities from the Insurance Viewpoint.