2010, ISBN: 9781453206065

The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber’s powerful account o… Mehr…

The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber&rsquo;s powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II In 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt&rsquo;s administration to receive asylum in the United States. All they had to do was get there. &#160; Ruth Gruber, with the support of Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, volunteered to escort them on their secret route across the Atlantic from a port in Italy to a &ldquo;safe haven&rdquo; camp in Oswego, New York. The dangerous endeavor carried the threat of Nazi capture with each passing day. &#160; While on the ship, Gruber recorded the refugees&rsquo; emotional stories and recounts them here in vivid detail, along with the aftermath of their arrival in the US, which involved a fight for their right to stay after the war ended. &#160; The result is a poignant and engrossing true story of suffering under Nazi persecution and incredible courage in the face of overwhelming circumstances. &#160; [PU: Open Road Media], Seiten: 352, Open Road Media, 2010<

ISBN: 9781453206065

Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber's powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II In 1943, nearly one thousand European… Mehr…

Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber's powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II In 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration to receive asylum in the United States. All they had to do was get there. Ruth Gruber, with the support of Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, volunteered to escort them on their secret route across the Atlantic from a port in Italy to a ';safe haven' camp in Oswego, New York. The dangerous endeavor carried the threat of Nazi capture with each passing day. While on the ship, Gruber recorded the refugees' emotional stories and recounts them here in vivid detail, along with the aftermath of their arrival in the US, which involved a fight for their right to stay after the war ended. The result is a poignant and engrossing true story of suffering under Nazi persecution and incredible courage in the face of overwhelming circumstances.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > History: specific events & topics > Genocide & ethnic cleansing >, Open Road Media<

ISBN: 9781453206065

The powerful story of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of the Second World War In 1943, nearly one thousand European refugees from eighteen … Mehr…

The powerful story of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of the Second World War In 1943, nearly one thousand European refugees from eighteen different countries set out on a journey for asylum in the United States. Accompanying them was Ruth Gruber, who with the backing of the United States government, was made a simulated General to escort the refugees on their secret mission across the Atlantic from a port in Italy to a camp in Oswego, New York—a dangerous endeavor that carried the threat of Nazi capture with each passing day.While on board the ship that was to transport them to America, Gruber recorded the stories of the refugees, and she presents them in vivid detail here. The result is a poignant and engrossing story of suffering under Nazi persecution and bravery in the face of the most overwhelming of circumstances. Digital Content>E-books>World History>Europe History>Europe History, Open Road Media Digital >16<

2010, ISBN: 9781453206065

The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: Open Road Media], Open Road Media, 2010

ISBN: 9781453206065

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