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c1998., Millbrook Press Call No: 327.7305694 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores United States-Israeli relations since the founding of Israel in 1948 within the context of ongoing strife and attempts at peace in the Middle East, the political climate in the U.S., and the opinions of the Jewish community.
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-- Shelter & the fence2021., Pre-adolescent, Chicago Review Press Call No: 362.8 FINKELSTEIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1944, at the height of World War II, 982 European refugees found a temporary haven at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York. They were men, women, and children who had spent frightening years one step ahead of Nazi pursuers and death. They spoke nineteen different languages, and, while most of the refugees were Jewish, a number were Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant Christians. From the time they arrived at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter on August 5 they began re-creating their lives and embarked on the road to becoming American citizens. In the history of World War II and the Holocaust, this "token" save by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the War Refugee Board was too little and too late for millions. But for those few who reached Oswego it was life changing. The Shelter and the Fence tells their stories"--Amazon.com.
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c1999., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 973.92 FIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A history of the United States during the 1950s and 1960s including sections on health care, eating habits, family life, environmental issues, and the condition of the elderly.