Bibliograph

The last ships from Hamburg, business, rivalry, and the race to save Russia's Jews on the eve of World War I, Steven Ujifusa

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The last ships from Hamburg, business, rivalry, and the race to save Russia's Jews on the eve of World War I, Steven Ujifusa

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-350) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last ships from Hamburg

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1391694653

Responsibility statement

Steven Ujifusa

Sub title

business, rivalry, and the race to save Russia's Jews on the eve of World War I

Summary

"The story of the mass exodus of Jews out of Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century and the titans of industry who made it possible"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I. The Jew boy of Morris & Co. ; Convert, emigrate, or disappear ; Schiff, the immigrant success story ; Albert Ballin takes over HAPAG ; Immigrants and "Asia's fearful scourge" ; The aristocrats mobilize -- Part II. A banker's charity ; Morganizing the Atlantic ; The Kaiser's Jews ; Morgan's big offer -- Part III. The Weinsteins: One journey of many ; The most infamous pogrom ; Gaming the Russo-Japanese war ; Making peace with the Aid Society ; Revolution and rebuilding ; Revolution and rebuilding ; Immigration restriction goes mainstream ; Halting the march to armageddon -- Part IV. Betraying the Morgan Trust ; The martyrs of the Titanic ; My field is the world ; A life's work ruined ; He who saves one life, savs the world entire -- Epilogue: Kaddish for those left behind

Target audience

adult

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Business, rivalry, and the race to save Russia's Jews on the eve of World War I

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