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Well worth saving : American universities' life-and-death decisions on refugees from Nazi Europe /

A harrowing account of the profoundly consequential decisions American universities made about refugee scholars from Nazi-dominated Europe. The United States' role in saving Europe's intellectual elite from the Nazis is often told as a tale of triumph, which in many ways it was. America we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leff, Laurel, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Jewish refugees > United States > History > 20th century.
Political refugees > United States > History > 20th century.
Jewish scholars > United States.
Scholars > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States.
World War (1939-1945)
Jewish refugees.
Jewish scholars.
Political refugees.
Refugees.
Scholars.
Universities and colleges.
United States.
1900-1999
History.

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