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Unwelcome Exiles. Mexico and the Jewish Refugees from Nazism, 1933-1945.
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2013.
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| Colección: | Jewish Latin America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.