Uneasy Asylum: France and the Jewish Refugee Crisis, 1933-1942

This book, which draws on a rich array of primary sources and archival materials, offers the first major appraisal of French responses to the Jewish refugee crisis after the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. It explores French policies and attitudes toward Jewish refugees from three interrelated vantage points: government policy, public opinion, and the role of the French Jewish community.

The author demonstrates that Jewish refugees in France were not treated in the same manner as other forei...