Language:
English
Year of publication:
1988
Titel der Quelle:
Menorah; Australian Journal of Jewish Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
2,2 (1988) 77-91
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Jewish refugees History 20th century
;
Jews History 20th century
;
Jews History 1939-1945
;
Australia Emigration and immigration 20th century
;
Government policy
;
History
Abstract:
Examines the Australian government's policies toward Jewish refugee immigration, and the response of the local Jewish community. Between 1933-36 the government refused to relax immigration requirements. After "Kristallnacht" in 1938 they agreed to accept 15,000 refugees over a period of three years. Anti-refugee sentiments were fueled by false accusations in the press, and in the Federal and State parliaments, that illegal immigrants were flooding Australia. Professional groups feared competition. To the established Jewish community, the refugees appeared as a potential threat to its high social and civic status. The recommendations of a 1944 government subcommittee depicting Jewish immigrants as less desirable than other European immigrants affected postwar immigration policies.
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