A refuge from darkness: Wilfrid Israel and the rescue of the Jews
TitleA refuge from darkness: Wilfrid Israel and the rescue of the Jews
Author
Call number940.5318092/0107
Object number01269
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherPantheon Books
Year of publication
1984
Physical description291p,selected bibliography,index
MaterialBook
ISBN0394525035
Description
Biography of Wilfred Israel,heir to a business dynasty in Berlin who in the dark years of 1930s launched a one-man rear-guard action as he arranged ransom, or rescue for thousands.After 1939 he worked in London on refugee policy.