Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of figures -- Introduction: The Founding of the World Jewish Congress -- Chapter 1 World Jewish Congress Activity in the United States during World War II -- The World Jewish Congress and Reports of the Holocaust of European Jewry -- The World Jewish Congress Leadership and the Jewish Public in the United States at the Time of the Holocaust -- Chapter 2 Stephen Wise, Nahum Goldmann, and the Question of Palestine in 1940s America -- The Episode of the Pro-Zionist Proposals in Congress -- The Party Platforms -- Moderation and Restraint: The Response by American Jews to the Holocaust and the Struggle for the Establishment of the State of Israel -- Chapter 3 The World Jewish Congress's Rescue Effort -- The "Soul Searching" Conference in Atlantic City -- Philanthropy and Politics: The World Jewish Congress and the Jews of Europe 1936-1942 -- The Untold Story: The Operation to Rescue Children in Portugal -- From Denmark to Bulgaria: The Involvement of the World Jewish Congress in Further Rescue Operations in Europe -- Chapter 4 Diaspora Nationalism, The World Jewish Congress, American Jewry, and the Post-War Rehabilitation of Europe's Jews -- The Rehabilitation of Europe's Jews -- The Institute of Jewish Affairs -- Diaspora Nationalism -- Summary -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Archives -- Published Documents -- Index.

The peer-reviewed series seeks to provide an international platform for new approaches to the study of modern Jewish history. Covering the period from the Enlightenment to the 21st century, the series focuses on cutting-edge work in social, cultural, economic, and political history. It seeks to explore new avenues in the understanding of modern Jewries in their historical contexts, encouraging a multi-layered exploration of topics which transcend the analytical boundaries of ethnicity, nation, and religion. The series embraces monographs and challenging research-oriented anthologies dedicated to a deeper understanding of essential themes in the main fields of Jewish studies, such as Jewish thought, migration, biography, Israel and the Middle East, Holocaust studies, the history of memory, and identity.

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