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1 - The Jewish World under Nazi Impact, 1930–1939

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2025

By
David Engel
Edited by
Marion Kaplan  and
Natalia Aleksiun
Marion Kaplan
Affiliation:
New York University
Natalia Aleksiun
Affiliation:
University of Florida
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During the 1920s Jewish organizations in the USA developed a strategy for guarding the global security of Jews. The strategy was based on economic assistance, international diplomatic pressure, and emigration. The Nazi accession to power fundamentally upset that strategy.

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PolandRomaniaGermanyAlliance Israélite UniverselleAmerican Jewish CommitteeAmerican Jewish CongressWorld Jewish CongressComité des Délégations JuivesAmerican Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Joint)League of NationsMinorities TreatiesPalestine

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The Cambridge History of the Holocaust , pp. 24 - 37
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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