Shores of refuge : a hundred years of Jewish emigration /

"The vast saga of Jewish emigration over the past century is etched in stunning detail by historian Ronald Sanders in this dramatic narrative. Beginning with the Russian programs in 1881, this harrowing history describes the massive exodus of Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe that culminated...

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Main Author: Sanders, Ronald, 1932-1991, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Schocken, [1988]
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Table of Contents:
  • Upheaval in Russia : 1881
  • The first Russian refugees : 1881-1882
  • Fathers, mothers, and exiles : 1881-1887
  • The swelling stream : 1887-1902
  • The era of pogroms : 1903-1909
  • Shadows of war and revolution : 1905-1917
  • Civil wars and devastations : 1918-1920
  • The end of the classic emigration : 1920-1932
  • The Nazi menace : 1933-1939
  • The war of annihilation : 1939-1945
  • A world in search of peace : from 1945.