Advocate for the Doomed: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1932–1935Indiana University Press, 25. 4. 2007. - 881 страница “[Chronicles] the efforts of this principled and persistent man to save Jews and others from the horrors of Nazism.” —Foreign Affairs The private diary of James G. McDonald (1886–1964) offers a unique and hitherto unknown source on the early history of the Nazi regime and the Roosevelt administration’s reactions to Nazi persecution of German Jews. Considered for the post of US ambassador to Germany at the start of FDR’s presidency, McDonald traveled to Germany in 1932 and met with Hitler soon after the Nazis came to power. Fearing Nazi intentions to remove or destroy Jews in Germany, in 1933 he became League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and sought aid from the international community to resettle outside the Reich Jews and others persecuted there. In late 1935 he resigned in protest at the lack of support for his work. This is the eagerly awaited first of a projected three-volume work that will significantly revise the ways that scholars and the world view the antecedents of the Holocaust, the Shoah itself, and its aftermath. “A compelling look at one man’s efforts to do something about a looming catastrophe. At times the book is inspiring—McDonald’s prescience and energy are simply amazing. But because we know what is soon to happen to Europe’s Jews, we share his frustration that no one seems to be listening. We feel what it was to be an advocate for the doomed.” —The Wall Street Journal “The diaries show that McDonald believed as early as 1933 that the Nazis were considering the mass killing of Europe’s Jews.” —The New York Times |
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... Geneva | 467 October 1934: Criticism Is Easy | 489 November 1934: Grand Tour | 536 December 1934: A Request to the President | 572 21. January 1935: The Catholic Connection | 592 22. February 1935: A Diplomatic Maneuver | 615 23. March ...
... Geneva | 467 October 1934: Criticism Is Easy | 489 November 1934: Grand Tour | 536 December 1934: A Request to the President | 572 21. January 1935: The Catholic Connection | 592 22. February 1935: A Diplomatic Maneuver | 615 23. March ...
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... Geneva [i.e., to the League of Nations].48 He thought this a good idea, but said what was obvious; it was not now available and might not be for some time. He raised the question of a post in the Department of State. I said that, of ...
... Geneva [i.e., to the League of Nations].48 He thought this a good idea, but said what was obvious; it was not now available and might not be for some time. He raised the question of a post in the Department of State. I said that, of ...
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... Geneva. Poncet, as usual, talked extremely well. Leaders of the regime, he said, were living through a whole series of fantastic nightmares. The Jews, of course, were suffering intense humiliation and worse. There could be no doubt that ...
... Geneva. Poncet, as usual, talked extremely well. Leaders of the regime, he said, were living through a whole series of fantastic nightmares. The Jews, of course, were suffering intense humiliation and worse. There could be no doubt that ...
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... Geneva in time for a very late dinner. Geneva, Monday, April 10, 1933 ....... Over to the Consulate. . . . In to talk to Gilbert,80 who looked fagged and discouraged. Was glad, however, of the ratification of the opium convention. Then ...
... Geneva in time for a very late dinner. Geneva, Monday, April 10, 1933 ....... Over to the Consulate. . . . In to talk to Gilbert,80 who looked fagged and discouraged. Was glad, however, of the ratification of the opium convention. Then ...
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... Geneva depended the success of the Disarmament Conference. Upon that in turn depended the possibility of any program of security for France, and upon that in turn depended the possibility of having a chance for success at the Economic ...
... Geneva depended the success of the Disarmament Conference. Upon that in turn depended the possibility of any program of security for France, and upon that in turn depended the possibility of having a chance for success at the Economic ...
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1 | |
10 | |
22 | |
54 | |
73 | |
Lobbying for League Action | 96 |
High Commissioner | 121 |
A Bridge from Lausanne to Berlin | 138 |
The League Keeps Its Distance | 448 |
The Climate in Geneva | 467 |
Criticism Is Easy | 489 |
Grand Tour | 536 |
A Request to the President | 572 |
The Catholic Connection | 592 |
A Diplomatic Maneuver | 615 |
Brazil | 632 |
Proposal for a Corporation | 198 |
Washingtons Views | 240 |
Testing GermanyFamily Crisis | 280 |
Raising Funds | 308 |
The Jewish Question in Europe | 342 |
Emigration Options? | 380 |
Turn for the Worse | 402 |
Visit to the Saar | 415 |
South American Survey | 665 |
Regret and Relief | 707 |
Downsizing | 764 |
Liquidation Plans | 776 |
Conclusion | 790 |
INDEX | 807 |
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