America and the Survivors of the Holocaust / / Leonard Dinnerstein.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Dinnerstein, Leonard,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1982]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 1982
• Language: English
• Series: Contemporary American History Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (412 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Prologue: America, Jews and Refugees --; 1. The Army and the Displaced Persons --; 2. The Harrison Report-And After --; 3. The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry --; 4. Palestine, Poland, and Politics 101 5. The Formation of the Citizens Committee --; 5. The Formation of the Citizens Committee --; 6. The Scene Shifts to Congress --; 7. Congress Acts --; 8. Resettlement --; 9. Pat McCarran and the Amended DP Act --; Epilogue and Conclusion: The Delayed Pilgrims at Home --; Appendix A: A Statistical Synopsis --; Appendix B: The Harrison Report --; Appendix C: “Army Talk” --; Appendix D: Organizations Supporting the Goals of the CCDP --; Abbreviations and Location of Some of the Sources --; Notes --; Selected Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231877701; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/dinn90230
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Leonard Dinnerstein.

A study of American policies towards the European Jews who survived the holocaust. Offers an analysis of displaced persons legislation enacted after the war, and examines the role of American Jews in countering anti-Semitism.