Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948: British Immigration Policy, Jewish Refugees and the HolocaustWhitehall and the Jews is the fullest study yet of the British response to European Jewry under the Nazis, and the first detailed account of British immigration policy towards refugee Jews. The British government always put self-interest first and sought to avoid long-term responsibility for large numbers of homeless Jews. Nonetheless, aided by the sympathy of certain officials and ministers, many Jews obtained refuge, albeit subject to severe restrictions. Louise London offers a compassionate and authoritative treatment of a subject central to the understanding of the Holocaust and Britain. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Immigration control law and administration | 16 |
Control without visas the first five years of refugee immigration 19331938 | 25 |
New restrictions after the Anschluss March to October 1938 | 58 |
From Kristallnacht to the outbreak of war November 1938 to September 1939 | 97 |
Refugees from Czechoslovakia | 142 |
Wartime policy 19391942 | 169 |
The response to the Holocaust | 191 |
Postwar decisions | 252 |
Conclusion | 272 |
Biographical notes | 285 |
Home secretaries and Home Office permanent under secretaries 19061950 | 295 |
Selected bibliography | 296 |
Index | 304 |
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