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The ransom of the Jews : the story of the extraordinary secret bargain between Romania and Israel / Radu Ioanid.
Van Pelt Library DS135.R7 I66 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ioanid, Radu.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Romania--History--20th century.
- Jews.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- Ransom.
- History.
- Romania.
- Ransom--Romania--History--20th century.
- Romania--Emigration and immigration.
- Israel--Emigration and immigration.
- Israel.
- Romania--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Romania--History--1944-1989.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 217 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2005.
- Summary:
- After 1948, the 370,000 surviving Jews of Romania became one of the main sources of immigration for the new state of Israel. Behind Romania's decision to allow its Jews to leave were practical economic and political reasons: Israel paid for them, and Romania wanted influence in the Middle East. The trade satisfied both states and is still considered a highly confidential matter. In The Ransom of the Jews, Radu Ioanid of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum traces the intriguing story of this secret exchange.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1566635624
- OCLC:
- 56192068
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