Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. FOREWORD ix
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE. Grasping the Unprecedented
7. 1. First Warnings: September 1939 through 1940 5
8. 2. A Semblance of Stabilization: 1941 17
9. 3. The Beginnings of Change: January–August 1942 23
10. 4. The Turning Point: End of 1942 34
11. 5. The Ebb of the Tide: 1943-1944 41
12. PART TWO. Reaction and Self-Mobilization
13. 6. Public Response 49
14. 7. The Joint Rescue Committee 64
15. 8. Rescue Fund Allocations from the Yishuv 72
16. 9. Rescue Fund Allocations from Free World Jewry 94
17. PART THREE. Rescue Efforts
18. 10. Rescue Operations in Neutral Countries 111
19. 11. Political Negotiations 137
20. 12. Ransom Plans 164
21. 13. Military Plans 212
22. 14. The End of the Rescue Effort 229
23. Conclusion: Rescue and Zionist Policy 239
24. CHRONOLOGY NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL GLOSSARY INDEX 263
25. CHRONOLOGY 264
26. NOTES 273
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 297
28. BIOGRAPHICAL GLOSSARY 307
29. INDEX 321