The lifeline : : Salomon Grumbach and the quest for safety / / Meredith L. Scott.

During the first months of World War II, nearly one thousand refugees and asylum seekers held in French internment camps sought the help of one man: Salomon Grumbach. Meredith Scott’s The Lifeline is a ground-breaking study of Grumbach, an Alsatian Jew, journalist, and socialist politician who becam...

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Superior document:Brill's series in Jewish studies ; Volume 72
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Brill's series in Jewish studies ; Volume 72.
Physical Description:1 online resource (194 pages)
Notes:The Lifeline is the ground-breaking study of Salomon Grumbach, an Alsatian Jew, journalist, and socialist politician who became one of Europe’s most important refugee advocates. It examines his life in interwar France and beyond, tracing his human rights activism across the decades.
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Summary:During the first months of World War II, nearly one thousand refugees and asylum seekers held in French internment camps sought the help of one man: Salomon Grumbach. Meredith Scott’s The Lifeline is a ground-breaking study of Grumbach, an Alsatian Jew, journalist, and socialist politician who became one of Europe’s most important interwar refugee advocates. Focusing on his remarkable life in Germany and France, it uncovers the identities that drove his international crusades for democracy and human rights. The Lifeline offers lessons that transcend national boundaries and historical moments, challenging us to rethink our ideas about resistance, mobilization, and activism.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004514898
9789004514393
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Meredith L. Scott.