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Author Cohen, Beth B., 1950-

Title Case closed : Holocaust survivors in postwar America / Beth B. Cohen.

Publication Info. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 223 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note "Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index.
Contents What to do with the DPs? : the new Jewish question -- Welcome to America! : the newcomers arrive -- Case closed : from agency support to self-sufficiency -- "Bearded refugees" : the reception of religious newcomers -- "Unaccompanied minors" : the story of the displaced orphans -- The bumpy road : public perception and the reality of survival -- The helping process : mental health professionals' postwar response to survivors -- The myth of silence : a different story.
Summary Following the end of World War II, it was widely reported by the media that Jewish refugees found lives filled with opportunity and happiness in America. However, for most of the 140,000 Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) who immigrated to the United States from Europe in the years between 1946 and 1954, it was a much more complicated story. Case Closed challenges the prevailing optimistic perception of the lives of Holocaust survivors in postwar America by scrutinizing their first years through the eyes of those who lived it. The facts brought forth in this book are supported by case files record.
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Subject Jews -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Jews.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Holocaust survivors -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Holocaust survivors.
Jews, European -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Jews, European.
Jewish refugees -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Jewish refugees.
Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Immigrants.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Other Form: Print version: Cohen, Beth B., 1950- Case closed. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2007 0813539536 9780813539539 (DLC) 2006011618 (OCoLC)67240001
ISBN 9780813541303 (electronic book)
0813541301 (electronic book)
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9781281244222
0813539536
9780813539539