This is the eagerly awaited first of a projected three-volume work that will significantly revise the ways that scholars and the world view the antecedents of the Holocaust, the Shoah itself, and its aftermath.

ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Young Man from Indiana by Barbara McDonald Stewart1. Foreshadowing: Summer-Fall 19322. The Nazi Revolution: Winter 1932-Spring 19333. American Reactions: Late April-May 19334. Alerting Others: June-August 19335. Lobbying for League Action: September 19336. High Commissioner: October 19337. A Bridge from Lausanne to Berlin: November 19338. Proposal for a Corporation: December 19339. Washington's Views: January 193410. Testing Germany/Family Crisis: February 193411. Raising Funds: March 193412. The "Jewish Question" in Europe: April 193413. Emigration Options?: May 193414. Turn for the Worse: June 193415. Visit to the Saar: July 193416. The League Keeps its Distance: August 193417. The Climate in Geneva: September 193418. Criticism is Easy: October 193419. Grand Tour: November 193420. Home Leave: December 193421. The Catholic Connection: January 193522. A Diplomatic Maneuver: February 193523. Brazil: March 193524. South American Survey: April 193525. Regret and Relief: May 193526. Downsizing: June 193527. Liquidation Plans: July 1935Conclusionby Richard BreitmanIndex