Refuge must be given : Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish plight, and the founding of Israel / John F. Sears.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sears, John F., 1941- author.

Contributor:

Project Muse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.

Roosevelt, Eleanor.

Jews.

Israel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover

REFUGE MUST BE GIVEN

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. A Cautious Response to Nazi Germany

2. Partnering with Clarence Pickett

3. Responding to the Threat of War and the Nazi Assault on the Jews

4. Antisemitism and The Moral Basis of Democracy

5. The Wagner-Rogers Bill

6. The United States Committee for the Care of European Children

7. The Emergency Rescue Committee, Sumner Welles, and the Obstacles to Rescue

8. Continuing the Fight on Behalf of Visa Applicants

9. Combating Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Antisemitism on the Home Front

10. A Failed Attempt at Rescue

11. Responding to News of the Extermination Camps, 1942-45

12. A March to a Better Life

13. The Postwar Refugee Crisis and the Future of Palestine

14. Committing to the Establishment of a Jewish State

15. Visiting Israel as World Patron of Youth Aliyah

16. Immigrant Children and the Task of Cultural Integration

17. American Policy toward Israel in the 1950s

18. A Special Bond with Israel

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

About the Author.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

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Other Format:

Print version: Sears, John F. Refuge Must Be Given

ISBN:

9781612496351

1612496350

Publisher Number:

40030501107

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