The World Jewish Congress during the Holocaust : between activism and restraint

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Segev, Zohar, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Germany / Boston, MA De Gruyter 2014
Berlin ; Boston : [2014]
Series:New perspectives on modern Jewish history ; v 7.
Subjects:
World Jewish Congress.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue.
Jews > Political activity > United States.
Zionism > History > 20th century.
Holocaust.
Jewish Organizations.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436395106719
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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