Jews and Other Foreigners

Bill Williams is an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester

• Preface1. Introduction: Jewish refugees in Manchester2. ‘Speak no evil’: Manchester Jewry and refugees, 1933–373. ‘Displaced scholars’: Refugees at the University of Manchester4. Refugees and Eccles cakes: Refugee industrialists in the Manchester region5. ‘Something ought to be done’: Manchester Quakers and refugees, 1933-376. ‘The forgotten refugees’: Manchester and the Basque children of 19377. ‘The work of succouring refugees is going forward’: The Manchester Jewish Refugees Committee 1939–408. ‘Serious concern’: The Manchester Quakers and refugees, 1938-409. ‘Our remaining comrades in Czechoslovakia: The Manchester branch of the KPD10. ‘Not because they are Jews’: The Catholic Church in Salford and refugees11. ‘Inspired idealism’: Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld and Manchester12. ‘The Harris House girls’: Girls from the kindertransporte in Southport13. ‘A haven of safety’: Refugees and the Manchester women’s lodge of B’nai Brith14. ‘Outposts of Jewish Palestine’: Young Zionist refugees in Manchester15. ‘The most difficult boys to handle’: Refugees at the Stockport hostel, 1939-4016. ‘By the grace of the almighty’: Refugees and the Manchester yeshiva17. ‘From slavery and persecution to freedom and kindness’: Refugees at the Manchester Home for the Jewish Aged18. ‘Bright young refugees’: Refugees and schools in the Manchester region19. ‘Humanitarianism of the greatest value’: Manchester Rotarians and refugees20. The saved and the trapped: Refugees and those they left behind21. ‘The Dutch orphans’: War refugees in Manchester22. Pacifism and rescue: The case of Lionel Cowan23. Conclusion: The victims of fascism and the liberal city BibliographyIndex

The distinctiveness of this work is indisputable and it sets the standard for a new kind of micro-historical approach to the subject.Jennifer Craig-Norton, Reviews in History, 01/03/2012The book is distinguished by the exemplary thoroughness of its research. Williams displays a remarkable knowledge of Manchester Jewry, its communal institutions and organisations, its personalities, places of worship and, not least, internal divisions.