Refuge must be given : : Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish plight, and the founding of Israel / / John F. Sears.
Refuge Must Be Given details the evolution of Eleanor Roosevelt from someone who harbored negative impressions of Jews to become a leading Gentile champion of Israel in the United States. The book explores, for the first time, Roosevelt's partnership with the Quaker leader Clarence Pickett in s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | West Lafayette : : Purdue University Press,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource 361 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- 9. Combating Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and Antisemitism on the Home Front
- 10. A Failed Attempt at Rescue
- 11. Responding to News of the Extermination Camps, 1942-45
- 12. A March to a Better Life
- 13. The Postwar Refugee Crisis and the Future of Palestine
- 14. Committing to the Establishment of a Jewish State
- 15. Visiting Israel as World Patron of Youth Aliyah
- 16. Immigrant Children and the Task of Cultural Integration
- 17. American Policy toward Israel in the 1950s
- 18. A Special Bond with Israel
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cover
- REFUGE MUST BE GIVEN
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- 1. A Cautious Response to Nazi Germany
- 2. Partnering with Clarence Pickett
- 3. Responding to the Threat of War and the Nazi Assault on the Jews
- 4. Antisemitism and The Moral Basis of Democracy
- 5. The Wagner-Rogers Bill
- 6. The United States Committee for the Care of European Children
- 7. The Emergency Rescue Committee, Sumner Welles, and the Obstacles to Rescue
- 8. Continuing the Fight on Behalf of Visa Applicants