The World Jewish Congress during the Holocaust : between activism and restraint / Zohar Segev

Main description: Drawing onhitherto neglected materials,Zohar Segev sheds new light on the policy of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) during the Holocaust. Contrary to popular belief, he can show that there was an impressive system of previously unknown rescue efforts. Furthermore, in stark contrast...

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Autores principales:Segev, Zohar (Autor)
Formato: Online-Resource
Lenguaje:English
Publicado:Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2014]
Colección:New perspectives on modern Jewish history Volume 7
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Sumario:Main description: Drawing onhitherto neglected materials,Zohar Segev sheds new light on the policy of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) during the Holocaust. Contrary to popular belief, he can show that there was an impressive system of previously unknown rescue efforts. Furthermore, in stark contrast to the Zionist movement, WJC leaders strove to establish a Jewish state and to rehabilitate Diaspora Jewish life, two goals they saw as mutually complementary.
Biographical note: Zohar Segev, Dept. of Jewish History, University of Haifa, Israel.
Descripción Física:1 Online Ressource (x, 240 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110320268
9783110376951
9783110320275