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Tragedy at Evian : how the world allowed Hitler to proceed with the Holocaust / Tony Matthews.

Tragedy at Evian : how the world allowed Hitler to proceed with the Holocaust / Tony Matthews.
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940.5318 MAT
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Reserve Title Catalogue Record 791914
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ISBN 9781922387356
Classification 940.5318 MAT
Personal Name Matthews, Tony, 1949-
Title Tragedy at Evian : how the world allowed Hitler to proceed with the Holocaust / Tony Matthews.
Production & Copyright Details Newport, New South Wales : Big Sky Publishing, 2020.
©2020.
Physical Description xi, 460 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Content type text
still image
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note In July 1938 the United States, Great Britain and thirty other countries participated in a vital conference at Evian-les-Bains, France, to discuss the persecution and possible emigration of the European Jews, specifically those caught under the anvil of Nazi atrocities. However, most of those nations rejected the pleas then being made by the Jewish communities, thus condemning them to the Holocaust.There is no doubt that the Evian conference was a critical turning point in world history. The disastrous outcome of the conference set the stage for the murder of six million people. Today we live in a world defined by turmoil with a disturbing rise of authoritarian governments and ultra right-wing nationalism. The plight of refugees is once more powerfully affecting public attitudes towards those most in need. Now, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of the Second World War, it's time to reflect on the past to ensure we never again make the same mistakes.Tragedy at Evian also shines a spotlight on some of the astonishing and courageous stories of heroic efforts of individuals and private organisations who, despite the decisions made at Evian, worked under extremely dangerous conditions, frequently giving their own lives to assist in the rescue of the Jewish people.
Subject-Meeting Name Evian Conference -- Evian Conference -- (1938 : -- Evian-les-Bains, France)
Subject - Topical Term World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish refugees -- History -- 20th century
Antisemitism -- History -- 20th century
Jews -- Persecutions -- Public opinion
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