Uneasy asylum
Subtitle: France and the Jewish refugee crisis, 1933-1942
By: Vicki Caron.
Series: Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 605
Subjects: Jews -- France -- History -- 20th century; Refugees, Jewish -- France -- History -- 20th century; Refugees, Jewish -- Government policy -- France; France -- Ethnic relations
Description: This book, which draws on a rich array of primary sources and archival materials, offers the first major appraisal of French responses to the Jewish refugee crisis after the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. It explores French policies and attitudes toward Jewish refugees from three interrelated vantage points: government policy, public opinion, and the role of the French Jewish community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [559]-579) and index.