Sachar, Abram L.

The redemption of the unwanted : from the liberation of the death camps to the founding of Israel / Abram L. Sachar. - 1st ed. - New York : St. Martin's / Marek, 1983. - xxvii, 334 pages : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes index and bibliogr. references

Cont.: What the liberators found : the Central European Camps -- The Nazi extermination camps in Poland -- Those who resisted : "Be present, stand up" -- The Carob Grove : Christian compassion -- The Nuremberg Military Tribunal and the trials that followed -- B'richa and the displaced persons' camps -- Af al pi (despite all) : illegal immigration to Palestine -- Truman, Niles, and the American effort -- Forcing the British to relinquish the mandate -- The interregnum vacuum : Operation Deluge, November 1947-May 1948 -- The War of Independence.

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