Between 1945 and 1948, more than a quarter of a million Jews fled countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans and began filling hastily erected displaced persons camps in Germany and Austria. As one of the victorious Allies, Britain had to help find a solution for the vast majority of these refugees who refused repatriation. Drawing on extensive research in British, American, and Israeli archives, Arieh Kochavi presents a comprehensive analysis of British policy toward Jewish displaced persons and reveals the crucial role the United States played in undermining that policy. Kochavi arg.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Post-Holocaust politics.
International Standard Book Number
0807826200
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Holocaust survivors-- Europe.
Jewish refugees-- Government policy-- Great Britain.
Jewish refugees-- Government policy-- United States.
Jews-- Europe-- Migrations.
Emigration and immigration-- Government policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Holocaust survivors.
Jewish refugees-- Government policy.
Jews-- Migrations.
Joden.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.
Vluchtelingen.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain, Emigration and immigration, Government policy.
Palestine, Emigration and immigration.
United States, Emigration and immigration, Government policy.
Europe.
Great Britain.
Middle East, Palestine.
Palestina.
United States.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.