Headline

Truman Opens U.S. Doors To War Refugees

Sub-Headline
President Permits European Homeless To Enter Nation at Rate of 39,000 a Year; Most Will Come from Central, Eastern Europe and Balkans
Publication Date
Sunday, December 23, 1945
Historical Event
President Truman Orders Quota Preference for Displaced Persons
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Tags
Refugees and Immigration
Article Type
News Article
Newspaper
Miami Daily News-Record
Location
Miami, Oklahoma
Page Section and Number
1
Author/Byline
AP
History Unfolded Contributor
Lael F.
Location of Research
Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com)

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Bibliography

Breitman, Richard, and Alan Kraut. American Refugee Policy and European Jewry, 1933–1945. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987.

Feingold, Henry L. Bearing Witness: How America and Its Jews Responded to the Holocaust. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995.

Gurock, Jeffrey S., ed. America, American Jews, and the Holocaust. New York: Routledge, 1998.

Hamerow, Theodor. While We Watched: Europe, America, and the Holocaust. New York: Norton, 2008.

Wyman, David S. The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust, 1941–1945. New York: The New Press, 1998.

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