Author:
Medoff, Rafael, 1959- author.
ImprintPhiladelphia : The Jewish Publication Society ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Descriptionxx, 323 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Note:Includes some primary source material.
Note:Response to Hitler's rise -- The American mood -- Doing business with Hitler -- The universities and the Nazis -- U.S. Immigration policy -- Searching for a haven -- The doomed journey of the St. Louis -- The Wagner-Rogers bill to save children -- American rescuers -- Genocide confirmed -- All the news the media could fit -- American Christian responses -- American Jewish responses -- The Bermuda Conference -- Obstacles to rescue -- The campaign for rescue -- Zionism and the Holocaust -- The War Refugee Board -- Bombing Auschwitz -- Liberation --State of the field.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index.
Note:"The first comprehensive volume to teach about America's response to the Holocaust through visual media, America and the Holocaust: A Documentary History explores the complex subject through the lens of 100 important documents that help illuminate and amplify key episodes and issues."-- Provided by publisher.
