| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Jewish Latin America : issues and methods, 2211-0968 ; volume 4 |
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Jewish Latin America (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preface to the English Edition; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One Background; The International Context: Nazism and Jewish Emigration from the Third Reich; Latin America as an Alternative Destination; The Mexican Context; The Jewish Community in Mexico; Chapter Two Jewish Refuge: A European Problem, 1933-1937; Immigration Policy and Control of Foreigners during the Early Years of Cardenism; International Efforts to Solve the Matter of German Refugees and the Case of Mexico; The Jewish Community of Mexico, Nazism, and Jewish Refugees |
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The Attitude towards the Jewish Refugees during 1937Chapter Three The Key Year: 1938; Mexico's Welcoming Tradition towards Politically Persecuted Persons; The Beginnings of Internal Pressure and the Évian Conference; The Continuation of the Évian Conference: The Intergovernmental Committee; The Creation of the Committee for Refugees and Its Relations with the Government; The Arrival of the First Jewish Refugees; The Creation of the Israelite Central Committee of Mexico and the Arrival of More Refugees; The Close of the Year; Illustrations |
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Chapter Four From Projects for Jewish Colonization to Greater Inflexibility, 1939-1940The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Speak Up; The Memorandum from the Minister of the Interior; The Memorandum from the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs; The First Attempts at Agricultural Colonization: The Experiments at Coscapá, San Gregorio, and Sonora; Projects under the Supervision of the Mexican Government; The Project of the Governor of Tabasco; The Efforts of Ramón Beteta, the Joint Distribution Committee, and the American Friends Service Committee |
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The Implementation of Immigration Policy by the Ministry of the Interior, 1939-1940The Case of the Quanza, the Mexican Saint Louis; The Exceptions; "Major" Political Refugees; Jewish Refugees; Chapter Five Signs of a Thaw? The Early Years of Manuel Ávila Camacho's Government, 1941-1942; The Immigration Policy of Ávila Camacho's Government in 1941-1942: Legislation and Corruption; Projects for the Immigration of Jewish Refugees; The Rejections; The Admissions; Gilberto Bosques and the Mexican Consulate in Marseilles; Relations between the Israelite Central Committee and the New Administration |
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The Role Played by the Israelite Central Committee of Mexico in Protecting Jewish Refugees Originally from the Axis CountriesNews and Reports on the "Final Solution"; Non-Jewish Refugees; Concluding Remarks; Chapter Six The Urgency of Refuge: 1943-1945; Projects for Bringing Refugees to Mexico; General Ávila Camacho and His Solidarity with Poland; Efforts to Save the Polish Jewish Refugees; Polish Refugees and Jewish Refugees: A Brief Comparison; New Requests to the Mexican Government for Help: The Proposal of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society |
| Summary |
In Unwelcome Exiles. Mexico and the Jewish Refugees from Nazism 1933-1945, Daniela Gleizer challenges Mexico's traditional image as an open-door country, by examining the Mexican government's inhospitable response to Jewish exiles seeking refuge from Nazism |
| Notes |
Originally published as: El exilio incomodo : Mexico y los refugiados judios, 1933-1945. México, D.F. : El Colegio de Mexico-Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Cuajimalpa, 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English; translated from Spanish |
| Subject |
Jews -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Mexico
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Immigrants -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Emigration and immigration
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Immigrants
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Jews
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Refugees
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| SUBJECT |
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration
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| Subject |
Mexico
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thomae, Susan, translator
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| ISBN |
9781306087513 |
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1306087511 |
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9789004262102 |
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9004262105 |
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