| Arrows in the Dark (Volumes 1 and 2): David Ben-Gurion, the Yishuv Leadership, and Rescue Attempts During the Holocaust Contributor(s): Friling, Tuvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299175502 ISBN-13: 9780299175504 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: "Arrows in the Dark recounts and analyzes the many efforts of aid and rescue made by the Jewish community of Palestine--the Yishuv--to provide assistance to European Jews facing annihilation by the Nazis. Tuvia Friling provides a detailed account of the activities carried out at the behest of David Ben-Gurion and the Yishuv leadership, from daring attempts to extract Jews from Nazi-occupied territory, to proposals for direct negotiations with the Nazis. Through its rich array of detail and primary documentation, this book shows the wide scope and complexity of Yishuv activity at this time, refuting the idea that Ben-Gurion and the Yishuv ignored the plight of European Jews during the Holocaust. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2003008907 |
| Physical Information: 1.91" H x 7.1" W x 10.42" (3.43 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Middle East - Topical - Holocaust |
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