Escaping the Holocaust : illegal immigration to the land of Israel, 1939-1944 /
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| Author / Creator: | Ofer, Dalia. |
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| Uniform title: | Derekh ba-yam. English |
| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1990. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 408 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Jewish history Studies in Jewish history. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11159395 |
| Summary: | Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine prior to the founding of the State of Israel forms one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of Zionism and modern Jewish history. Bringing Jews from Europe to Palestine by land and by sea in defiance of restrictive British immigration policies was partly an undertaking of national rescue and partly a calculated strategy of political brinksmanship. In this compelling analysis, Ofer examines various illegal immigration and rescue efforts organized by the Palestinian Jewish community in both the beginning and latter phases of the war. Making exhaustive use of archival sources, Ofer provides invaluable insight into the struggles of the immigrants, the activists and supporters of the movement, the logistical obstacles, and the political forces working to halt or exploit the flow of refugees. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Derekh ba-yam. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 408 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195362551 9780195362558 9786610524785 6610524785 1280524782 9781280524783 9780195063400 0195063406 |