Arrows in the Dark
Subtitle: David Ben-Gurion, the Yishuv Leadership, and Rescue Attempts during the Holocaust
Contributors: Ora Cummings (Translator)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: December 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1000
ISBN-13: 9780299175504
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War; European history: Second World War; Jewish studies; The Holocaust; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe; Holocaust; Middle East - Israel; United States - 20th Century/WWII; History / Holocaust; Political; 20th century; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; Palestine; Politics and government; Rescue; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Arrows in the Dark recounts and analyzes the many efforts of aid and rescue made by the Jewish community of Palestine--the Yishuv--to provide assistance to European Jews facing annihilation by the Nazis. Tuvia Friling provides a detailed account of the activities carried out at the behest of David Ben-Gurion and the Yishuv leadership, from daring attempts to extract Jews from Nazi-occupied territory, to proposals for direct negotiations with the Nazis. Through its rich array of detail and primary documentation, this book shows the wide scope and complexity of Yishuv activity at this time, refuting the idea that Ben-Gurion and the Yishuv ignored the plight of European Jews during the Holocaust.