The response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States

The organization began when converging German and Soviet forces pushed Polish rabbis and yeshiva students into Lithuania, but eventually widened its scope to rescue any Jews threatened by the Nazis and became the official rescue and relief agency of American Orthodox Jewry during the Holocaust. Zuroff, who coordinates Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, describes how the group helped rescue hundreds of refugees, mostly through the far east, and helped the students continue their Torah studies and their lifestyles in exile. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)