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Author Bahar, İ. İzzet, 1953- author.

Title Turkey and the rescue of European Jews / I. Izzet Bahar
Published New York : Routledge, [2014]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies in modern European history ; 26
Routledge studies in modern European history ; 26.
Contents List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Turkey's Approach to Minorities, in Particular to the Jewish Minority, in the First 15 Years of the Republic -- Part I German Scholars in Turkey -- 2. Humanity or Raison d'Etat, German or Jewish: The German Scholars in Turkey, 1933-1952 -- Part II Jews of Turkish Origin in France -- 3. Myths and Facts: What Happened to Turkish Jews in France during WWII? -- 4. Anti-Jewish Economic Measures in Wartime France and Their Effect on Turkish-Origin Jews -- 5. "Irregular" Turkish Jews in France in 1944: The Aroused International Interest and the Turkish Stance -- 6. The Rescue of Jews of Turkish Origin: Post-1990 Interviews and Testimony -- Part III Turkey and the Jewish Refugee Problem -- 7. The Approach of Turkey to the Jewish Refugee Problem -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "This book exposes Turkish policies concerning European Jews during the Hitler era, focusing on three events: 1. The recruitment of German Jewish scholars by the Turkish government after Hitler came to power, 2. The fate of Jews of Turkish origin in German-controlled France during WWII, 3. The Turkish approach to Jewish refugees who were in transit to Palestine through Turkey. These events have been widely presented in literature and popular media as conspicuous evidence of the humanitarian policies of the Turkish government, as well as indications of the compassionate acts of the Turkish officials vis-à-vis Jewish people both in the pre-war years of the Nazi regime and during WWII. This volume contrasts the evidence and facts from a wealth of newly-disclosed documents with the current populist presentation of Turkey as protector of Jews"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Jews -- Turkey -- History -- 20th century
Jewish refugees -- Turkey -- History -- 20th century
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Influence.
Jews, Turkish -- France -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Ethnic relations
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Jewish refugees
Jews
Jews, Turkish
SUBJECT Turkey -- Ethnic relations
Subject France
Turkey
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317625995
1317625994