British Government and the Holocaust
Analyses the response of the British Jewry to the Holocaust and the extent to which they were able to help their brethren on the continent. The text includes a chapter on the Jewish community of Ireland.
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Analyses the response of the British Jewry to the Holocaust and the extent to which they were able to help their brethren on the continent. The text includes a chapter on the Jewish community of Ireland. Booknews During the WWII era, three competing Jewish organizations in London approached the British government to initiate actions to assist European Jews. British bureaucrats rejected the requests in favor of maintaining a strict immigration blockade against Continental Jews. This study examines disturbing questions raised by these events, looking at the vacillation of the competing Jewish leadership in Britain and asking what might have been achieved if personal antagonisms has been put aside to create a combined approach. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction11London Learns of the Final Solution62The Changing Balance of Power in British Jewry113The British Blockade of European Jewry344Years of Vacillation: The Jewish Leadership, 1939-1942555Attempts to Break the Blockade and the Meager Results766The Declaration of December 17, 1942827Before and After the Bermuda Conference1008The Bermuda Policy and its Opponents1199Aid and Rescue Efforts to Comfort the Seablocked14210The Search for Refugee Havens15511The Rescue Efforts of the Chief Rabbi's Religious Emergency Council16112The Ten Million Dollar Illusion17613Ireland and the Jews of Europe18014Reactions to the Crisis of Hungarian Jewry19615Last-Minute Rescue Attempts211Notes216Bibliography264Index267
\ BooknewsDuring the WWII era, three competing Jewish organizations in London approached the British government to initiate actions to assist European Jews. British bureaucrats rejected the requests in favor of maintaining a strict immigration blockade against Continental Jews. This study examines disturbing questions raised by these events, looking at the vacillation of the competing Jewish leadership in Britain and asking what might have been achieved if personal antagonisms has been put aside to create a combined approach. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)\ \
