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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0299219801
- EAN
- 9780299219802
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust
- Artist
- Miller, Scott
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10
0299219801
ISBN-13
9780299219802
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52605704
Product Key Features
Book Title
Refuge Denied : the St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Holocaust, Judaism / History, International Relations / General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Jewish
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Religion, Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-007518
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
940.53/180922
Table Of Content
Illustrations Museum Director's Foreword Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1 A Mystery Beckons 2 Fateful Voyage 3 Kaddish 4 Archives, Answers, and Anomalies 5 The First Israeli Survivor 6 A Total American 7 It Depends What You Mean by "Survived" 8 Reluctant Witness 9 Shadows 10 Frankfurt-on-the Hudson 11 Graveyards 12 Cruel Calculus 13 Washington Heights Portrait: The Fortunate 14 Washington Heights Portrait: Exile in America 15 Sowing in Tears 16 States of Insecurity 17 Displaced Persons 18 Kew Gardens Portrait: A Song at Auschwitz 19 The Missing Afterword Notes Index The St. Louis Passengers
Synopsis
In May of 1939 the Cuban government turned away the Hamburg-America Line's MS St. Louis, which carried more than 900 hopeful Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany. The passengers subsequently sought safe haven in the United States, but were rejected once again, and the St. Louis had to embark on an uncertain return voyage to Europe. Finally, the St. Louis passengers found refuge in four western European countries, but only the 288 passengers sent to England evaded the Nazi grip that closed upon continental Europe a year later. Over the years, the fateful voyage of the St. Louis has come to symbolize U.S. indifference to the plight of European Jewry on the eve of World War II. Although the episode of the St. Louis is well known, the actual fates of the passengers, once they disembarked, slipped into historical obscurity. Prompted by a former passenger's curiosity, Sarah Ogilvie and Scott Miller of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum set out in 1996 to discover what happened to each of the 937 passengers. Their investigation, spanning nine years and half the globe, took them to unexpected places and produced surprising results. Refuge Denied chronicles the unraveling of the mystery, from Los Angeles to Havana and from New York to Jerusalem. Some of the most memorable stories include the fate of a young toolmaker who survived initial selection at Auschwitz because his glasses had gone flying moments before and a Jewish child whose apprenticeship with a baker in wartime France later translated into the establishment of a successful business in the United States. Unfolding like a compelling detective thriller, Refuge Denied is a must-read for anyone interested in the Holocaust and its impact on the lives of ordinary people., In May of 1939 the Cuban government turned away the Hamburg-America Line's MS St. Louis, which carried more than 900 hopeful Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany. The passengers subsequently sought safe haven in the United States, but were rejected once again, and the St. Louis had to embark on an uncertain return voyage to Europe. Finally, the St. Louis passengers found refuge in four western European countries, but only the 288 passengers sent to England evaded the Nazi grip that closed upon continental Europe a year later. Over the years, the fateful voyage of the St. Louis has come to symbolize U.S. indifference to the plight of European Jewry on the eve of World War II. Although the episode of the St. Louis is well known, the actual fates of the passengers, once they disembarked, slipped into historical obscurity. Prompted by a former passenger's curiosity, Sarah Ogilvie and Scott Miller of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum set out in 1996 to discover what happened to each of the 937 passengers. Their investigation, spanning nine years and half the globe, took them to unexpected places and produced surprising results. "Refuge Denied" chronicles the unraveling of the mystery, from Los Angeles to Havana and from New York to Jerusalem. Some of the most memorable stories include the fate of a young toolmaker who survived initial selection at Auschwitz because his glasses had gone flying moments before and a Jewish child whose apprenticeship with a baker in wartime France later translated into the establishment of a successful business in the United States. Unfolding like a compelling detective thriller, "Refuge Denied" is a must-read for anyone interested in theHolocaust and its impact on the lives of ordinary people., In May of 1939 the Cuban government turned away the Hamburg-America Line s MS St. Louis, which carried more than 900 hopeful Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany. The passengers subsequently sought safe haven in the United States, but were rejected once again, and the St. Louis had to embark on an uncertain return voyage to Europe. Finally, the St. Louis passengers found refuge in four western European countries, but only the 288 passengers sent to England evaded the Nazi grip that closed upon continental Europe a year later. Over the years, the fateful voyage of the St. Louis has come to symbolize U.S. indifference to the plight of European Jewry on the eve of World War II. Although the episode of the St. Louis is well known, the actual fates of the passengers, once they disembarked, slipped into historical obscurity. Prompted by a former passenger s curiosity, Sarah Ogilvie and Scott Miller of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum set out in 1996 to discover what happened to each of the 937 passengers. Their investigation, spanning nine years and half the globe, took them to unexpected places and produced surprising results. "Refuge Denied" chronicles the unraveling of the mystery, from Los Angeles to Havana and from New York to Jerusalem. Some of the most memorable stories include the fate of a young toolmaker who survived initial selection at Auschwitz because his glasses had gone flying moments before and a Jewish child whose apprenticeship with a baker in wartime France later translated into the establishment of a successful business in the United States. Unfolding like a compelling detective thriller, "Refuge Denied" is a must-read for anyone interested in the Holocaust and its impact on the lives of ordinary people."
LC Classification Number
DS135.G5A156 2006
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- r***1 (180)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book was exactly as described and arrived quickly. The only problem is a recurring one with this seller and other similar sellers - the book is poorly packaged in a plastic envelope and gets heavily bumped in shipping. I would like to see the books wrapped before shipment, but I understand this can't be done for cost reason. Luckily it isn't an expensive book, and I will continue to purchase basic books from this seller. A+++++
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