In the years leading up to the Second World War, increasingly desperate European Jews looked to far-flung destinations such as the West Indies in search of refuge. Nearly the New World tells the remarkable story of Jewish refugees who overcame persecution and sought safety in the West Indies from the 1930s through the end of World War II
In the years leading up to the Second World War, increasingly desperate European Jews looked to far-flung destinations such as the West Indies in search of refuge. Nearly the New World tells the remarkable story of Jewish refugees who overcame persecution and sought safety in the West Indies from the 1930s through the end of World War II
Joanna Newman is Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (www.acu.ac.uk) and a Senior Research Fellow in the history department at King's College London. She was Vice Principal (International) at King's College London and a Commonwealth Trust Commissioner and was awarded an MBE for services to British higher education in 2014. She is a regular speaker on issues relating to higher education and internationalization.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Contextual Drivers: The British West Indies, the Colonial Office and Jewish Refugee Organisations PART I: CONFRONTING THE NEED FOR REFUGE Chapter 2. Jews Seeking Refuge, 1933-1938 Chapter 3. Panic Migration: The British West Indies And The Refugee Crisis Of 1938/39 PART II: CONFRONTING THE NEED FOR RESCUE Chapter 4. Boat People Chapter 5. Internment, Camps and Missed Opportunities Epilogue Select Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Contextual Drivers: The British West Indies, the Colonial Office and Jewish Refugee Organisations PART I: CONFRONTING THE NEED FOR REFUGE Chapter 2. Jews Seeking Refuge, 1933-1938 Chapter 3. Panic Migration: The British West Indies And The Refugee Crisis Of 1938/39 PART II: CONFRONTING THE NEED FOR RESCUE Chapter 4. Boat People Chapter 5. Internment, Camps and Missed Opportunities Epilogue Select Bibliography Index
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