Persecution and emigration / Downing, David

Presents a short history of the period between 1933 to the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, and describes the persecution of the Jews, the efforts of many to emigrate to other countries, and why the majority of the Jewish people were powerless against the Nazi regime.

Presents information on the period during the Holocaust in which Hitler and the Nazi party took power in Germany in 1933 until the beginning of World War II in September 1939. Details the persecution of Jews in Germany and Austria and the efforts of some Jews to emigrate to safety.