Reviews for American Refugee Policy and European Jewry, 1933-1945

The average rating for American Refugee Policy and European Jewry, 1933-1945 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-09 00:00:00 Jessica Falotico Rather dry and scholarly, but interesting for the insight into the society and politics of my grandmother's youth.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-01 00:00:00 Kimberley T Walker A dense and informative survey of attitudes toward Jews, and Jewish responses to life in Germany during the Weimar years. Definitely worth reading if you have an interest in anti-semitism, Jewish life between the World Wars or German culture in general. As I said, it's very informative, but not big on narrative; it reads much more as an academic study (which is what it is, I suppose). I appreciated how Niewyk ended each chapter with some perspective to help clarify the divergent ideas and attitudes described therein. One odd feature: late in the book, the chapter on the right-wing "Jewish Chauvinists" evinces a confusing change in voice. The judgmental descriptions of other Jewish factions is clearly from the perspective, not of the author, but of the "Naumannite." It was an off-putting interlude.