Humanity is Not Concerned with Us: The United States Congress and the Jewish Refugee Problem, 1936-1941

dc.contributor.advisorYoung, Nancy B.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartin, James K.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberReed, Linda
dc.creatorWilliams, Kristen
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T22:37:21Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T22:37:21Z
dc.date.createdMay 2013
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2013
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T22:37:21Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this thesis is to expand on the existing historiography of the United States and the Holocaust by examining the actions of Congress between 1936 and 1941. By looking at congressional documents from both public and private hearings, it is possible to see that that legislators knew about the events happening in Europe and had opportunities to intervene on behalf of persecuted Jews, yet did not take any action. Despite the feasibility of Jewish rescue and resettlement efforts, Congress opposed, and eventually defeated, every proposal. The bills failed largely because of the opposition of a powerful group of politicians who feared the effect that Jewish refugees would have on the nation, and, more importantly, its immigration policy.
dc.description.departmentHistory, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/2692
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectCongress
dc.subjectRefugees
dc.subjectJewish
dc.subjectHolocaust
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.subjectRestrictionist
dc.subjectImmigration
dc.titleHumanity is Not Concerned with Us: The United States Congress and the Jewish Refugee Problem, 1936-1941
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentHistory, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineAmerican History
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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