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Too little, and almost too late : the War Refugee Board and America's response to the Holocaust / by Rafael Medoff ; with additional essays by David S. Wyman, Laurel Leff, Arieh J. Kochavi, Karen Sutton, Sharon Lowenstein, Bat-Ami Zucker, Monty N. Penkower.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Medoff, Rafael, 1959- author.
- Wyman, David S., author.
- Leff, Laurel, 1957- author.
- Lowenstein, Sharon R., author.
- Zucker, Bat-Ami, author.
- Sutton, Karen, 1949- author.
- Kochavi, Arieh J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. War Refugee Board.
- United States.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Relations with Jews.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Jewish refugees--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Jewish refugees.
- United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Ethnic relations.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Jewish refugees--Government policy.
- Relations with Jews.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Rescue--United States.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 314 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, 2017.
- Contents:
- The genesis of the War Refugee Board / Rafael Medoff
- The War Refugee Board : a summary of its activities and accomplishments / David S. Wyman
- Interviews with leaders and emissaries of the War Refugee Board
- Wielding a mightier sword : progress and resistance in the War Refugee Board's information campaigns / Laurel Leff
- The War Refugee Board and the failure to bomb Auschwitz / Rafael Medoff
- A new deal for refugees : the promise and reality of Oswego / Sharon Lowenstein
- A presidential adviser's clash with the War Refugee Board / Rafael Medoff & Bat-Ami Zucker
- Breaking laws to save lives : the War Refugee Board and the Va'ad ha-Hatzala / Karen Sutton
- Discord within the Roosevelt administration over a policy toward war criminals / Arieh J. Kochavi.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781973705734
- 1973705737
- OCLC:
- 1013466066
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