Overview
- Summary
- "The powerfully told story of a group of German Jews desperately seeking American visas to escape the Nazis, and an illuminating account of America's struggle with the refugee crisis caused by the rise of Hitler. Official tie-in to the U.S. Holocaust Museum multi-year exhibit"-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019
- Locale
- United States
Europe - Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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Foreword by Sara Bloomfield
1. November 1938
2. Visa lines
3. FDR
4. Kippenheim
5. Flight
6. Save our souls
7. Fifth column
8. Gurs
9. Marseille-Martinique
10. Les milles
11. Enemy aliens
12. To the East
13. Epilogue: Remembering. - Notes
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A Borzoi book.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index.
Foreword by Sara Bloomfield -- 1. November 1938 -- 2. Visa lines -- 3. FDR -- 4. Kippenheim -- 5. Flight -- 6. Save our souls -- 7. Fifth column -- 8. Gurs -- 9. Marseille-Martinique -- 10. Les milles -- 11. Enemy aliens -- 12. To the East -- 13. Epilogue: Remembering.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781524733193
1524733199 - Physical Description
- xiii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War) World War (1939-1945) Jews, European--Government policy--United States--History--20th century. United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--20th century. Jews--Persecutions--Europe--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Emigration and immigration--Government policy. Jews. Political and social views. Relations with Jews. United States. HISTORY / Holocaust. History. Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945--Relations with Jews. Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945--Political and social views. Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
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