Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. On Names xix
7. Introduction 1
8. chapter 1 Elfriede and the November 1938 Turning Point 13
9. chapter 2 From Frankfurt am Main to Strasbourg 20
10. chapter 3 Parisian Initiatives for Jewish Children 33
11. chapter 4 Centralization and Action 50
12. chapter 5 Ruth 67
13. chapter 6 Accidental Republics 78
14. chapter 7 An Enchanted Parenthesis 96
15. chapter 8 The Meanings of War, September 1939–June 1940 124
16. chapter 9 “The Real, Great Anxiety” 141
17. chapter 10 Peter and Werner 159
18. chapter 11 American Networks to Evacuate Central European Jewish Children 165
19. chapter 12 New York Negotiations 191
20. chapter 13 Perceiving Jewish Persecution in Wartime France 212
21. chapter 14 Evacuating Children, Not Jews 232
22. chapter 15 Those Left Behind 260
23. Conclusion 271
24. Researching Who Will Rescue Us? 285
25. Appendices 293
26. Notes 297
27. Bibliography 370
28. Index 399