response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to the Holocaust; the activities of the Vaad ha-Hatzala Rescue Committee 1939-1945
TitreThe 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
N° d'objet03969
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurYeshiva University Press
Année de publication
2000
Pagination316p.,index, bibliography
MatérielLivre
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
