The Mauritian Shekel: The Story of the Jewish Detainees in Mauritius, 1940-1945Rowman & Littlefield, 2000 - 259 pagina's "In 1940 thousands of Jews were trying to flee Nazi persecution in Europe. This is the little-known story of a group of 1,600 Jewish refugees who, having escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe, were refused entry into Palestine by the British in 1940 because they were considered "illegal" immigrants. Their deportation after landing in the Promised Land - Eretz, Israel - was unique. As a deterrent to others, they were deported to Mauritius, a remote island in the Indian Ocean. They were detained in a Mauritian prison until the end of the war and were deprived of all basic human rights - even that of family life. This story sheds light on the British government's lack of understanding of the critical problem facing Jewish refugees at that time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Prelude to the Years in Exile | 5 |
Waiting Hoping Formation and Departure of the Convoy | 19 |
From Vienna and Bratislava to the Black Sea | 37 |
Tulcea | 45 |
From Tulcea to Haifa | 55 |
The British Policy on Jewish Immigration to Palestine | 77 |
The Decision to Deport the Passengers of the Atlantic is Irrevocable | 91 |
From Camp Atlit to Mauritius | 109 |
Second Year in Mauritius Life Goes On But the Only Aim is to Leave | 159 |
Third Year in Mauritius Security Measures are Reinforced | 187 |
Fourth Year in Mauritius Breaking the Bonds | 203 |
Free At Last The Return to Palestine | 219 |
Classification of the Detainees by Nationality at the time of landing in Mauritius | 235 |
List of Detainees buried in the Jewish Section of St Martin Cemetery | 237 |
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NOTES | 247 |
Arrival at the Camp in Beau Bassin | 123 |
First Year in Mauritius Organisation of Daily Life | 133 |
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