| Description |
xi, 654 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [563]-615) and index. |
| Contents |
From Poland and Ukraine : Forced Laborers, 1941-1945 -- From Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Western Ukraine -- From the Concentration and Death Camps -- Alone, Abandoned, Determined, the She'erit Hapletah Organizes -- The Harrison Mission, Report, and Consequences -- The U.S., the UK, the USSR, and UNRRA -- Inside the DP Camps -- "The War Department Is Very Anxious" -- "U.S. Begins Purge in German Camps. Will Weed Out Nazis, -- Fascist Sympathizers and Criminals Among Displaced Persons," -- New York Times, March 10, 1946 -- The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Issues Its Report -- The Polish Jews Escape into Germany -- Fiorello La Guardia to the Rescue -- The Death of UNRRA -- "Send Them Here," Life Magazine, September 23, 1946 -- Fact-Finding in Europe -- "The Best Migrant Types" -- "So Difficult of Solution" Jewish Displaced Persons -- "Jewish Immigration Is the Central Issue in Palestine Today" -- "A Noxious Mess Which Defies Digestion" -- "A Shameful Victory for [the] School of Bigotry" -- "Get These People Moving" -- "The Utilization of Refugees from the Soviet Union -- in the U.S. National Interest" -- The Displaced Persons Act of 1950 -- McCarran's Internal Security Act Restricts the Entry of Communist Subversives -- "The Nazis Come In" -- The Gates Open Wide -- Aftermaths. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Europe.
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
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International Refugee Organization.
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Refugees -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Refugees -- Government policy -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Jewish refugees -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Political refugees -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Jews -- Europe -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century.
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Humanitarianism -- History -- 20th century.
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Europe -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- United States.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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| Added Title |
Europe's displaced persons from World War to Cold War |
| ISBN |
9781594206733 hardcover |
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1594206732 hardcover |
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9780698406636 electronic book |
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