The uprooted

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While much information exists on the fate of concentration camp victims, little is available about the Jewish men, women, and children who escaped before Hitler's mass executions and death camps. This extraordinary work features the stories of 190 escapees, vividly recounted in their own words. Dorit Bader Whiteman, a clinical psychologist and refugee, portrays their experiences: persecution by citizens and officials, sudden confiscation of possessions, raids and arrests, the struggle to save children, and the dangers of escape and resettlement. By the late 1930s, European Jews fled to various countries seeking refuge, including England, Sweden, Turkey, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the United States. One poignant account details the Kindertransport of 10,000 Jewish children in 1939 from Nazi-occupied territories to Great Britain, where trains were so crowded that smaller children were placed in luggage racks. Dr. Whiteman illustrates the range of foster homes, from compassionate to harmful, where these children were placed, separated from their parents. The narratives of adult refugees reveal their struggles to resettle in new lands without language skills, education, or financial support, all while worrying about the fate of their loved ones. The author offers valuable psychological insights into how these experiences have shaped the escapees, leaving them with both strength and pain. This landmark testamen