LEADER 04053nam 22007334a 450 001 9910819748403321 005 20240416125740.0 010 $a1-281-24422-8 010 $a9786611244224 010 $a0-8135-4130-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813541303 035 $a(CKB)1000000000474738 035 $a(EBL)316418 035 $a(OCoLC)476107173 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000118408 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135704 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000118408 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10052013 035 $a(PQKB)11377772 035 $a(OCoLC)156909111 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21220 035 $a(DE-B1597)541664 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813541303 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL316418 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10175422 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL124422 035 $a(OCoLC)1057998035 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC316418 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000474738 100 $a20060410d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCase closed $eHolocaust survivors in postwar America /$fBeth B. Cohen 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (244 p.) 300 $a"Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". 311 $a0-8135-3953-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-211) and index. 327 $aWhat to do with the DPs? : the new Jewish question -- Welcome to America! : the newcomers arrive -- Case closed : from agency support to self-sufficiency -- "Bearded refugees" : the reception of religious newcomers -- "Unaccompanied minors" : the story of the displaced orphans -- The bumpy road : public perception and the reality of survival -- The helping process : mental health professionals' postwar response to survivors -- The myth of silence : a different story. 330 $aFollowing the end of World War II, it was widely reported by the media that Jewish refugees found lives filled with opportunity and happiness in America. However, for most of the 140,000 Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) who immigrated to the United States from Europe in the years between 1946 and 1954, it was a much more complicated story. Case Closed challenges the prevailing optimistic perception of the lives of Holocaust survivors in postwar America by scrutinizing their first years through the eyes of those who lived it. The facts brought forth in this book are supported by case files recorded by Jewish social service workers, letters and minutes from agency meetings, oral testimonies, and much more. Cohen explores how the Truman Directive allowed the American Jewish community to handle the financial and legal responsibility for survivors, and shows what assistance the community offered the refugees and what help was not available. She investigates the particularly difficult issues that orphan children and Orthodox Jews faced, and examines the subtleties of the resettlement process in New York and other locales. Cohen uncovers the truth of survivors' early years in America and reveals the complexity of their lives as "New Americans." 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aHolocaust survivors$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aJews, European$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aJewish refugees$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aHolocaust survivors$xHistory 615 0$aJews, European$xHistory 615 0$aJewish refugees$xHistory 615 0$aImmigrants$xHistory 676 $a304.8/73008992404 700 $aCohen$b Beth B.$f1950-$01675406 712 02$aUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819748403321 996 $aCase closed$94040846 997 $aUNINA