Hitler's Jewish refugees : hope and anxiety in Portgual /
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| Author / Creator: | Kaplan, Marion A. |
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| Imprint: | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2020. |
| Description: | xvi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12006267 |
| Summary: | An award-winning historian presents an emotional history of Jewish refugees biding their time in Portugal as they attempt to escape Nazi Europe <br> <br> <br> <br> This riveting book describes the dramatic experiences of Jewish refugees as they fled Hitler's regime and then lived in limbo in Portugal until they could reach safer havens abroad. Drawing attention not only to the social and physical upheavals these refugees experienced, Marion Kaplan also highlights their feelings as they fled their homes and histories, while having to beg strangers for kindness. Portugal's dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar, admitted the largest number of Jews fleeing westward--tens of thousands of them--but then set his secret police on those who did not move along quickly enough. Yet Portugal's people left a lasting impression on refugees for their caring and generosity.<br> <br> <br> <br> Most refugees in Portugal showed strength and stamina as they faced unimagined challenges. An emotional history of fleeing, this book probes how specific locations touched refugees' inner lives, including the borders they nervously crossed or the overcrowded transatlantic ships that signaled their liberation. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-345) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300244250 0300244258 |
