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Title, MonographicFar from Hitler: The Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees, 1939-43
Edition or VersionProduced for the Iowa Jewish Historical Society by TRACES
Place of Publication[Iowa?]
PublisherTRACES
Date of Publication[2003?]
Extent of Work49
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AbstractCatalog for an exhibit on the Scattergood Hostel in West Branch, Iowa. From April 1939 to March 1943 about 185 refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe found safe haven here. Among them were a large percentage of Jews, as well as political opponents of Hitler's regime, Christian religious leaders, artists, and others endangered in the "New Germany."
NotesIncludes "List of Scattergoodians, 1939-43": p. 46-49. [See also: Out of Hitler's Reach: The Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees, 1939-1943 MKI / MEM / SHS HV640.4 U54 L84 1996] Donated by Michael Luick-Thrams, 2006.
Call NumberMKI P2006-15
MKI TermsScattergood Refugee Hostel (West Branch, Iowa)/ Refugees, political (US)/ World War, 1939-1945/ Jews, German