TY - BOOK AU - Segev, Zohar PY - 2014 DA - 2014// TI - World Jewish Congress during the Holocaust: between activism and restraint T3 - New perspectives on modern Jewish history Volume 7 PB - De Gruyter Oldenbourg CY - Berlin KW - Religion KW - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) KW - Jews KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Rescue KW - Zionism KW - History KW - Geschichte Europas KW - Holocaust KW - World Jewish Congress KW - Jewish Organizations KW - Jüdische Organisationen KW - HISTORY / Jewish AB - Main description: Drawing onhitherto neglected materials,Zohar Segev sheds new light on the policy of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) during the Holocaust. Contrary to popular belief, he can show that there was an impressive system of previously unknown rescue efforts. Furthermore, in stark contrast to the Zionist movement, WJC leaders strove to establish a Jewish state and to rehabilitate Diaspora Jewish life, two goals they saw as mutually complementary. SN - 9783110320268 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110320268 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110320268.jpg UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9783110320268.jpg UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110320268/original UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110320268 DO - 10.1515/9783110320268 LA - English N1 - Zohar Segev ID - 795261543 ER -