The World Jewish Congress during the Holocaust between activism and restraint

Drawing on hitherto neglected archival materials, Zohar Segev sheds new light on the policy of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) during the Holocaust. Contrary to popular belief, he can show that there was an impressive system of previously unknown rescue efforts. Even more so, there is evidence for a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Segev, Zohar, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Germany / Boston, MA De Gruyter 2014
Berlin ; Boston : [2014]
Colección:New perspectives on modern Jewish history ; v 7.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436395106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • World Jewish Congress Activity in the United States during World War
  • Stephen Wise, Nahum Goldmann, and the Question of Palestine in 1940s America
  • The World Jewish Congress's Rescue Effort
  • Diaspora Nationalism, The World Jewish Congress, American Jewry, and the Post-War Rehabilitation of Europe's Jews
  • Summary
  • Afterword.