Out of the Ashes: The Impact of American Jews on Post-Holocaust European Jewry [Hardcover]

Yehuda Bauer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0080365043 | ISBN-13: 978-0080365046 | Publication Date: January 15, 1989 | Edition: 1st

Out of the Ashes is a unique account of the contribution of American Jews to the continued survival of the remnant of European Jewry - the She'erit Hapletah - in the aftermath of the Nazi Holocaust. As the Second World War drew to a close and the full extent of the Holocaust was revealed, the immediate American Jewish reaction of shocked silence and disbelief was soon transformed into pragmatic action: Jewish agencies throughout the US were mobilized to help the survivors and their communities to begin to rebuild shattered lives. Paramount among these organizations was the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), which since its formation in 1914 had established itself as the foremost American Jewish agency for helping fellow Jews overseas. The JDC was joined by other organizations, including the well-established HIAS (Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society) and ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation and Training). Based on a variety of sources, including the JDC archives and oral interviews, the book examines the politics and mechanics of the American Jewish intervention and assesses its extent and effect on the fate of European Jewry both in Europe and elsewhere in the years immediately after 1945.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Yehuda Bauer, who is arguably the pre-eminent historian of the Holocauset - has succeeded in rising above his own revered "showbiz" status, maintainin an authority and dignity that derive exclusively from the integrity and quality of his work, and from the enormity of the subject to which he has devoted so much of his professional life... This latest book is no exception... Here he deals, in meticulously researched detail, with the story of the efforts of American Jewish relief agencies to rehabilitate the surviving remnant of European Jewry in the years immediately following the War.
Jewish Chronicle
... a welcome addition to the historiography of this period of Jewish history.... In particular, Bauer focuses this work on the activities of the Ameican Joint Distribution Committee and other organizations like HIAS, UNRRA, and ORT, plus the Palestine-based Jewish organizations of the pre-Israeli-statehood period-Brichah and the Jewish Agency. The work is painstkingly done... Within the work can be found much detailed information that is reflective of the problems and successes of Jewish organizations in the United States.
Shofar
Out of the Ashes maintains Yehuda Bauer's reputation as a first-rate historian of the Holocaust and its immediate post war history.
Holocaust & Genocide Studies Volume 5/3

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Pergamon; 1st edition (January 15, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0080365043
• ISBN-13: 978-0080365046
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,733,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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