{"product_id":"rescue-and-flight-american-relief-workers-who-defied-the-nazis-paperback-softback-9781496244611","title":"Rescue and Flight; American Relief Workers Who Defied the Nazis (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496244611","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRescue and Flight\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Relief Workers Who Defied the Nazis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Subak (Author), William F. Schulz (Afterword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496244611\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 25 photographs, 1 map, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"A fascinating book. . . . In this true-life tale of intrigue, danger, courage, and dedication the reader will encounter the names of many eminent people whose lives were saved by the USC.\"—Marcia Weiss Posner, \u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Complementing recent historiography concentrated on the actions of relief workers in Displaced Person Camps after the war, \u003ci\u003eRescue \u0026amp; Flight \u003c\/i\u003eis valuable, focused research on the important and relatively few efforts undertaken before and during the war to save lives.\"—Michal Shapira, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Subak delivers well her intent to carve a respectable place for these workers' legacy. It is a must-read for Unitarians and scholars of contemporary religious history and WWII. Professors can also include it in their recommended reading lists.\"—Mark Chung Hearn, \u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This volume is not only a valuable contribution to Holocaust studies; with its blend of factual information, tensions, and intrigues, it is a fascinating read.\"—Suzanne Vromen, \u003ci\u003eHolocaust and Genocide Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen Susan Elisabeth Subak discovered that members of the Unitarian Church had helped her Jewish father immigrate to the United States, she was unaware of the broader impact the organization had made during World War II. Then, through years of research, Subak uncovered the little-known story of the Unitarian Service Committee, which rescued European refugees during World War II, and the remarkable individuals who made it happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRescue and Flight\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Unitarian Service Committee, one of the few American organizations committed to helping refugees during World War II. The staff who ran the committee assisted those endangered by the Nazi regime, from famous writers and artists to the average citizen. Part of a larger network of American relief workers, the Unitarian Service Committee helped refugees negotiate the official and legal channels of escape and, when those methods failed, the more complex underground channels. From their offices in Portugal and southern France they created escape routes through Europe to the United States, South America, and England and rescued thousands, often at great personal risk.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. Prague, 1939\u003cbr\u003e 2. Marseille and Lisbon, 1940\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lisbon and Marseille, 1940\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marseille, 1941\u003cbr\u003e 5. Marseille, 1942\u003cbr\u003e 6. Geneva, Lisbon, and Marseille, 1943\u003cbr\u003e 7. New York, Lisbon, Paris, and Prague, 1944–45\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Afterword by William F. Schulz \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600322621720,"sku":"9781496244611","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rescue-and-flight-american-relief-workers-who-defied-the-nazis-paperback-softback-9781496244611","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}