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HAVEN : THE DRAMATIC STORY OF 1,000 WORLD WAR II REFUGEES AND HOW THEY CAME TO AMERICA
SOBEL, DAVA (Foreword)
2000 176611 t Before and after World War II, Gruber was a journalist, chronicling, among other stories, the establishment and development of Israel. During the war, however, she worked for New Dealer Harold Ickes. When, in 1943, FDR decided to admit 1,000 war refugees to the U.S., Gruber volunteered, with Ickes' support, to accompany the group from Europe to their camp in Oswego, New York. Gruber's tale of that journey and its aftermath has long been out of print; this revised and enlarged edition coincides with a CBS miniseries on the subject broadcast in May 2000. Haven is a remarkable story, following a vivid cast of characters from their dangerous sea journey to Fort Ontario in upstate New York to the battle in Congress to allow these refugees to remain in the U.S. once the war was over. Gruber's involving story may offer evidence that literary skill is inherited: its introduction is provided by Gruber's niece, Dava Sobel, author of Longitude (1995) and, most recently, Galileo's Daughter. Mary Carroll Copyright © American Library Association. Everyone concerned about courage in a grievous time will want to read Haven . . . Ruth Gruber, one of America's finest journalists . . . has given us an enduring and inspiring gift." -- Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt. Three Rivers Press 0-8129-3301-X / 9780812933017
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