response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust; the activities of the Vaad ha-Hatzala Rescue Committee 1939-1945
TítuloThe 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
Número del objeto03969
Lugar de publicaciónNew York, New York, United States
EditorialYeshiva University Press
Año de publicación
2000
Paginación316p.,index, bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN0881256668
Descripción
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