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This book reveals the little known story of more than 2,000 Polish Jewish refugees who escaped to safety only months before the Nazis began their campaign to exterminate the Jews of Europe. Through a remarkable series of events involving the humanitarian intervention of Chiune Sugihara, and Jan Zwartendijk, the Jews found an escape route to safety. During only a few precious weeks in the summer of ...

Zur Abteilung IV der Reichsstatthalterei Oberdonau gehörte in der Unterabteilung IVc (Wirtschaft und Arbeit) das Sachgebiet IVc/W4 mit dem Aufgabenbereich der "Entjudung (mit Ausnahme des landwirtschaftlichen Grundbesitzes)", ab 1944 lautet das Aktenzeichen Ib/J.

Guy Arnold has specialised in African and Third World affairs for the last 40 years and is the author of books on these themes. In this text, he provides a landmark modern history of the world's most troubled and misunderstood continent. The end of the Second World War heralded the rapid end of European African empires. In 1945, only four African countries were independent; by 1963, thirty African ...

Bibliogr.: p. [509]-518. XXII, 548 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"This series showcases new scholarship exploring the backgrounds of human rights today. With an open-ended chronology and international perspective, the series seeks works attentive to the surprises and contingencies in the historical origins and legacies of human rights ideals and interventions. Books in the series will focus not only on the intellectual antecedents and foundations of human rights, ...

Il s'agit de la correspondance de Fernand de Brinon, ambassadeur et délégué général du Gouvernement français dans les territoires occupés, avec l'ambassade d'Allemagne, le Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich (MbF), et des autorités françaises en province au sujet en particulier de demandes de laissez-passer et de demandes d'intervention en faveur de personnes arrêtées ou internées. Le fonds contient ...

The Veil of Silence concerns you more than you think. You come across it at every turn, whether in your personal life, in your family, in your church or congregation, or in your cities and nations. The Veil of Silence is the reason for inner coldness, loneliness, and the sense of being lost in darkness. Through a captivating blend of history, theology, and psychology, the German pastor, theologian, ...

"Transitional justice processes have a fundamental public dimension: their impact depends in part on the social support they receive. Beyond outreach programs, other initiatives, such as media and cultural interventions, can strengthen--or in some cases undermine--the public resonance of transitional justice. How can media and art be used to engage society in discussions around accountability? How ...

What are the internal and external factors which have caused so many African states to 'fail' and 'collapse'? How have developments in the broader international system affected conflicts in Africa? What determines 'success' and 'failure' in African peacekeeping? This comprehensive analysis of all UN peacekeeping in Africa combines broad theoretical ideas with careful historical narrative. The book ...

Consists of one photograph of Zoltan Mathe at age 13 in Budapest, Hungary, wearing a Magen David. The photograph is dated August 10, 1944. Also includes an essay entitled, "Toward the Precipice" by Mr. Mathe, in which he describes the German invasion of Hungary, his bar mitzvah in April 1944, and watching his father and older brother be taken away for forced labor. When the Arrow Cross took control ...

Conflict has been a critical factor in the making of contemporary Africa, and its study is key to understanding the continent's tumultuous history. Hot Spot: Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the area's major, post-independence conflicts intense enough to threaten national, regional, or international security. This work defines conflict broadly to encompass political instability and state failure, ethno-religious ...