Case Closed : : Holocaust Survivors in Postwar America /

Case Closed : : Holocaust Survivors in Postwar America / / Beth Cohen.

Following 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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Cohen, Beth,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (223 p.) :; 10
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. What to Do with the DPs? The New Jewish Question
  • 2. Welcome to America! The Newcomers Arrive
  • 3. Case Closed: From Agency Support to Self-Sufficiency
  • 4. "Bearded Refugees": The Reception of Religious Newcomers
  • 5. "Unaccompanied Minors": The Story of the Displaced Orphans
  • 6. The Bumpy Road: Public Perception and the Reality of Survival
  • 7. The Helping Process: Mental Health Professionals' Postwar Response to Survivors
  • 8. The Myth of Silence: A Different Story
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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