Language:
English
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Yad Vashem Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
24 (1994) 147-176
Keywords:
Karski, Jan,
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history
Abstract:
Stating that the Allies did virtually nothing to alleviate the plight of the Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe during the Holocaust, reflects on the causes of this inactivity. Considers both the 1933-39 period and the war period. The earlier period was one of economic recovery for the USA, so not much could be done for the refugees from Germany; besides, Germany was not the only country which conducted an antisemitic policy. Among the factors which prevented the Allies' active intervention on behalf of the Jews during the war period were the remoteness of the war theater from the mass annihilation points before 1944; the unwillingness of the Allies to single out Jews from all the victims of Nazism; their unwillingness to deflect their forces from military efforts; and the attitude of "rescue through victory." In the entire 1933-45 period, national interests of the combatants had priority over humanitarian concerns.
Note:
See also in Hebrew.
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Appeared also in "Encyclopedia of the Holocaust" (2000) 72-84. A revised Spanish translation appeared as "Los Aliados y el Holocausto" in "Shoá; Enciclopedia del Holocausto" (2004).
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