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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... President Wilson to secure the peace. Afterward, the organization changed its name to the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). Grover stayed as chairman and president until 1933. The declared aim of the FPA was to promote education in ...
... President Wilson to secure the peace. Afterward, the organization changed its name to the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). Grover stayed as chairman and president until 1933. The declared aim of the FPA was to promote education in ...
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... President had signed the decree, and probably they could not have effectively resisted it, had they chosen to do so through a general strike or otherwise. He promised to try to arrange an interview with Luther13 for me. Had arranged ...
... President had signed the decree, and probably they could not have effectively resisted it, had they chosen to do so through a general strike or otherwise. He promised to try to arrange an interview with Luther13 for me. Had arranged ...
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... President Herbert Hoover in February 1932 to make emergency loans to banks and railroads in danger of default during the Great Depression. 36. Raymond Leslie Buell, FPA research director since 1927 and president (after McDonald resigned) ...
... President Herbert Hoover in February 1932 to make emergency loans to banks and railroads in danger of default during the Great Depression. 36. Raymond Leslie Buell, FPA research director since 1927 and president (after McDonald resigned) ...
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... President Hindenburg's support. Although a monarchist at heart, the aged World War I hero felt obliged to respect the republican constitution and feared the civil unrest that a coup might trigger. General Kurt von Schleicher replaced ...
... President Hindenburg's support. Although a monarchist at heart, the aged World War I hero felt obliged to respect the republican constitution and feared the civil unrest that a coup might trigger. General Kurt von Schleicher replaced ...
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... President Butler17 on long distance telephone, told him of my plans. He approved them. Another talk with Rosenberg, who asked me to get in touch with some of his friends in Berlin. About half past nine went out to have a bite of supper ...
... President Butler17 on long distance telephone, told him of my plans. He approved them. Another talk with Rosenberg, who asked me to get in touch with some of his friends in Berlin. About half past nine went out to have a bite of supper ...
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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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