response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust; the activities of the Vaad ha-Hatzala Rescue Committee 1939-1945
TitleThe response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust; the activities of the Vaad ha-Hatzala Rescue Committee 1939-1945
Call number940.53180973/0018
Object number03969
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherYeshiva University Press
Year of publication
2000
Physical description316p.,index, bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN0881256668
Description
Through the Vaad (Rescue committee) established by the Agudat ha-Rabbanim (Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada), the community initially succeeded in rescuing numerous rabbis and yeshiva students and later was able to save many additional Jews
