Language:
English
Year of publication:
1989
Titel der Quelle:
Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal
Angaben zur Quelle:
10,6 (1989) 489-499
Keywords:
Jews History 1939-1945
;
Jewish refugees
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Kristallnacht, 1938
Abstract:
Discusses the reaction of public opinion in Australia to the "Kristallnacht" pogrom as seen in letters to government ministers and departments, newspaper editorials, statements by various bodies, and debates in Parliament. After the rise of Nazism, most Australians focused on the refugee issue; some opposed Jewish immigration because of prejudices, usually antisemitic, and some welcomed refugees to settle underpopulated Australia, but the majority were cautious, arguing that it was an international problem, not an Australian one. "Kristallnacht" led to polarization between those fearing a refugee influx, perhaps under British pressure, and those demanding practical help for German and Austrian Jews. Despite large numbers of immigration applications, together with parliamentary pressure to state their policy and fix a quota for refugees, the government maintained its policy of individual scrutiny of each case and limited the number of approved applications to 10%.
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