{"product_id":"the-unwanted-america-auschwitz-and-a-village-caught-in-between-paperback-2","title":"The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Dobbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a riveting story of Jewish families seeking to escape Nazi Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1938, on the eve of World War II, the American journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote that \"a piece of paper with a stamp on it\" was \"the difference between life and death.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Unwanted\u003c\/i\u003e is the intimate account of a small village on the edge of the Black Forest whose Jewish families desperately pursued American visas to flee the Nazis. Battling formidable bureaucratic obstacles, some make it to the United States while others are unable to obtain the necessary documents. Some are murdered in Auschwitz, their applications for American visas still \"pending.\"\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries, interviews, and visa records, Michael Dobbs provides an illuminating account of America's response to the refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. He describes the deportation of German Jews to France in October 1940, along with their continuing quest for American visas. And he re-creates the heated debates among U.S. officials over whether or not to admit refugees amid growing concerns about \"fifth columnists,\" at a time when the American public was deeply isolationist, xenophobic, and antisemitic.\u003cbr\u003e A Holocaust story that is both German and American, \u003ci\u003eThe Unwanted\u003c\/i\u003e vividly captures the experiences of a small community struggling to survive amid tumultuous world events.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL DOBBS was born and educated in Britain, but is now a U.S. citizen. He was a long-time reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, covering the collapse of communism as a foreign correspondent. He has taught at leading American universities, including Princeton, the University of Michigan, and Georgetown. He is currently on the staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His previous books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eOne Minute to Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e on the Cuban missile crisis, which was part of an acclaimed Cold War trilogy. He lives outside Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53908965753139,"sku":"9780525434832","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ebEpmeJBYy9780525434832_1675e833-686d-4df5-bc29-deec9fccc130.webp?v=1787828960","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-unwanted-america-auschwitz-and-a-village-caught-in-between-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}