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Blatant injustice : the story of a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany imprisoned in Britain and Canada during World War II / Walter W. Igersheimer ; edited and with a foreword by Ian Darragh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Igersheimer, Walter W., author.
- Series:
- Footprints series (Montréal, Quebec) ; 1.
- Footprints series ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish refugees--Canada--Biography.
- Jewish refugees.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Igersheimer, Walter W.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Other Title:
- Story of a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany imprisoned in Britain and Canada during World War II
- Story of a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany imprisoned in Britain and Canada during World War Two
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Grossly unsanitary living conditions, cruel and abusive treatment by camp officials, the withholding of medical treatment - these were common experiences for refugees imprisoned at internment camps in Britain and Canada. Walter Igersheimer's memoir is a harrowing account of the pervasiveness of anti-Semitism during the war years, exposing a shameful period in the British and Canadian war record. After escaping from Nazi Germany with his family, Igersheimer was completing his medical studies when he was caught in the panic that led to the internment of 30,000 German and Italian citizens living in Britain. Imprisoned behind barbed wire and treated as enemies, many of the Jewish refugees, including Igersheimer, were then sent to prison camps in Canada. Unable to get the Canadian government to release them, the internees refused to let the authorities crush their creativity or desire for an education: they started a free university, mounted plays, and wrote musicals. Laced with black humour, Blatant Injustice is a story of resilience and determination."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Paperback reprint. Originally published 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780228023951
- 0228023955
- OCLC:
- 1451666839
- Publisher Number:
- 90103126892
- CIPO000146162
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