Britain and the Jews of Europe, 1939-1945
By: Bernard Wasserstein.
Contributors: Institute for Jewish Policy Research.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Leicester University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, British; Refugees, Jewish -- Government policy -- Great Britain; Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration; Palestine -- Emigration and immigration
Description: "This book examines British policy towards the Jewish problem during the Second World War. Based on archival sources, it explores the reasons for the near-total ban on Jewish refugee immigration into Britain, the restrictive immigration policy in Palestine, the failure to aid Jewish resistance in Europe, and the rejection of the scheme for the Allied bombing of Auschwitz."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-342) and index.
"Published in association with the Institute for Jewish Policy Research."