Japanese Diplomats and Jewish Refugees : A World War II Dilemma
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“A fascinating and well-researched account of Jews fleeing Europe through Asia before and during the Holocaust.”–
“Japanese Diplomats And Jewish Refugees is an important, informative, and seminal contribution to Jewish experience and history arising from the holocaust.”–
“What is at stake in this issue of Jewish refugees in Shanghai is nothing less than our understanding of the character of Japan's behavior during World War II. Pamela Rotner Sakamoto's clear-headed new book helps settle this issue. Based on primary research in the Foreign Ministry archives, this dispassionate and meticulous work makes clear that the influx of large numbers of Jewish refugees to Shanghai via Japan on the eve of the Pacific War was the result, not of any "pro-Jewish policy" or "conspiracy of good," but rather of the rudimentary state of Japanese immigration policies, Japan's overestimation of Jewish influence in the United States, and poor coordination among various branches of the Japanese government....This may not be the most satisfying conclusion, but what makes Sakamoto's book so good is that it is probably very close to the truth.”–
“Mrs. Sakamoto's search through Japanese, Russian, Jewish, and other primary and secondary sources has been thorough and comprehensive, and her presentation of her findings is admirably done....The coverage of the subject provided in the text of Mrs. Sakamoto's book and the photographs it includes, together with its extensive bibliography and workable index, make the work an indispensable addition to the literature of the Holocaust for both the specialist and the lay reader.”–
“[W]hat makes Sakamoto's book so good is that it is probably very close to the truth.”–
“"...a unique and important work dealing with a subject that has not adequately been addressed in Holocaust history."”–
Book Description
This is an in-depth investigation of how more than 24,000 European Jews reached Japan and Japanese-occupied Shanghai. As far west as Casablanca and east as Vladivostok, Japanese diplomats issued transit visas to Jews. Sakamoto explores why visas were granted and how the Foreign Ministry confronted a difficult refugee problem.
Japanese Diplomats and Jewish Refugees : A World War II Dilemma
Japanese Diplomats and Jewish Refugees: A World War II Dilemma,Pamela Rotner Sakamoto,Praeger Publishers,0275961990,20th century,Asia - Japan,Emigration & Immigration,History,History - General History,History: World,Holocaust,Japan,Jewish Holocaust,Jews,Refugees,Refugees, Jewish,Rescue,Social Science,Sociology,World - General,World War, 1939-1945,Ethnic studies,Europe,European history: Second World War,History / World,Sugihara, Chiune,World history: Second World War
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