In this Book
- Rescue and Flight: American Relief Workers Who Defied the Nazis
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
When Susan Elisabeth Subak discovered that members of the Unitarian Church had helped her Jewish father immigrate to the United States, she was unaware of the impact the organization had made during World War II. After years of research, Subak uncovers the little-known story of the Unitarian Service Committee, which rescued European refugees during World War II, and the remarkable individuals who made it happen. The Unitarian Service Committee was among the few American organizations committed to helping refugees during World War II. The staff who ran the committee assisted those endangered by the Nazi regime, from famous writers and artists to the average citizen. Part of a larger network of American relief workers, the Unitarian Committee helped refugees negotiate the official and legal channels of escape and, when those methods failed, the more complex underground channels. From their offices in Portugal and southern France they created escape routes through Europe to the United States, South America, and England, and rescued thousands, often at great personal risk.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xvii-xxix
- 1. Prague, 1939
- pp. 1-24
- 2. Marseille and Lisbon, 1940
- pp. 25-53
- 3. Lisbon and Marseille, 1940
- pp. 54-83
- 4. Marseille, 1941
- pp. 84-118
- 5. Marseille, 1942
- pp. 119-152
- 6. Geneva, Lisbon, and Marseille, 1943
- pp. 153-186
- Conclusion
- pp. 217-232
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 239-240
- Bibliography
- pp. 275-280
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803230170
Related ISBN(s)
9780803225251
MARC Record
OCLC
664274755
Pages
342
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No