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While xi million died : a chronicle of American apathy / Arthur D. Morse.
LIBRA - Rare D810.J4 M59 1968c Potok copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morse, Arthur D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Jews.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
- Jews--German7--History--1933-1945.
- History.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- United States.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 435 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- [Book Club edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [1968]
- Contents:
- Part I. The Bystanders. A plan for murder; The atrocity stories; Bermuda and Warsaw; The reluctant rescuers; "Acquiescence of This Government ..."
- Part II. The Victims. "Wemm das Judeblut vom Messer spritzt ..."; "Likely to become a public charge"; The new Germany; The Olympic spirit; "I cannot remain silent ..."; 1938: Evian; 1938: The night of the broken glass; The attempt to buy lives; "Suffer little children ..."; The voyage of the St. Louis; Prelude to the "Final Solution"
- Part III. The Rescurers. The War Refugee Board; Obstruction and rescue; Free ports and false papers; Rescue from Hungary; Crimes of war, crimes of peace.
- Notes:
- Edition statement from dust jacket.
- "Jacket design by Paul Bacon."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-428) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- OCLC:
- 1051171746
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