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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780184103321

Autore

Kochavi Arieh J

Titolo

Post-Holocaust politics [[electronic resource] ] : Britain, the United States & Jewish refugees, 1945-1948 / / Arieh J. Kochavi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2001

ISBN

979-88-908719-5-4

0-8078-7509-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (395 p.)

Disciplina

362.87/089/924041

Soggetti

Jewish refugees - Government policy - Great Britain

Jewish refugees - Government policy - United States

Holocaust survivors - Europe

Jews - Europe - Migrations

Great Britain Emigration and immigration Government policy

United States Emigration and immigration Government policy

Palestine Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations and Maps; Preface; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part II; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part III; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Part IV; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Between 1945 and 1948, more than a quarter of a million Jews fled countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans and began filling hastily erected displaced persons camps in Germany and Austria. As one of the victorious Allies, Britain had to help find a solution for the vast majority of these refugees who refused repatriation. Drawing on extensive research in British, American, and Israeli archives, Arieh Kochavi presents a comprehensive analysis of British policy toward Jewish displaced persons and reveals the crucial role the United States played in undermining that policy. Kochavi arg