Jews and other foreigners [[electronic resource] ] : Manchester and the rescue of the victims of European fascism, 1933-1940 / / Bill Williams

• Autore: Williams Bill <1931->
• Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.87094273309044
• Soggetto topico: Jews - England - Manchester - History - 20th century; Jewish refugees - England - Manchester - History - 20th century; Political refugees - England - Manchester - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees - England - Manchester
• Soggetto geografico: Manchester (England) Ethnic relations History 20th century; Manchester (England) History 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographic references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Glossary; Preface; 1. Introduction: Jewish refugees in Manchester; 2. Speak no evil: Manchester Jewry and refugees, 1933-1937; 3. 'Displaced scholars':1 refugees at the University of Manchester; 4. 'Refugees and Eccles Cakes': refugee industrialists in the Manchester region; 5. 'Something ought to be done': Manchester Quakers and refugees,1933-1937; 6. The forgotten refugees: Manchester and the Basque children of 1937; 7. 'The work of succouring refugees is going forward': the Manchester Jewish Refugees Committee, 1939-1940 ; 8. 'Serious concern': the Manchester Quakers and refugees, 1938-19409. 'Our remaining comrades in Czechoslovakia': the Manchester branch of the KPD; 10.'Not because they are Jews': the Catholic Church in Salford and refugees; 11. 'Inspired idealism': Rabbi Dr Solomon Schonfeld and Manchester; 12. The Harris House girls: girls from the Kinder transport in Southport,1938-1940; 13. 'A haven of safety': refugees and the Manchester Women's Lodge of B'nai Brith; 14. 'Outposts of Jewish Palestine': young Zionist refugees in Manchester ; 15. 'The most difficult boys to handle': refugees at the Stockport hostel, 1939-194016. 'By the grace of the Almighty': refugees and the Manchester Yeshiva; 17. 'From slavery and persecution to freedom and kindness': refugees at the Manchester Jewish Home for the Aged; 18. 'Bright young refugees': refugees and schools in the Manchester region; 19. 'Humanitarianism of the greatest value': Manchester Rotarian's and refugees; 20. The saved and the trapped: refugees and those they left behind; 21. 'The Dutch orphans': war refugees in Manchester; 22. Pacifism and rescue: the case of Lionel Cowan ; 23. Conclusion: the victims of Fascism and the liberal city Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on a wide range documentary and oral sources, including interviews with refugees, this book explores the responses in Manchester to those threatened by the rise of Fascism in Europe. By exploring the responses of particular segments of Manchester society, from Jewish communal organisations and the Zionist movement to the Christian churches, pacifist organisations and private charities, it offers a critical analysis of the factors which facilitated and limited the work of rescue and their effect on the lives of the seven or eight thousand refugees - Spanish, Italian, German, Austrian an
• Titolo autorizzato: Jews and other foreigners
• ISBN: 1-78170-331-0; 1-84779-425-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465687903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II