"This remarkable collection of letters between German Jews trapped in Nazi Germany and their relatives in the United States offers rare insights into the challenges of an average American family responding to desperate requests for refuge and aid"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Part 1. : May 1933-September 1938 -- Berlin beginnings -- From Hecht to Hatch: American relations -- First requests -- Persistence rewarded -- Part 2. : December 1938-August 1939 -- Settling In: a new life in New York -- Looking back home -- Escape to Shanghai -- A widening circle -- Part 3. : September 1939-October 1941 -- Desperate Appeals -- The Shanghai solution -- Rosh Hashana, 1940 -- Deportation to Gurs: ILOT K -- A closing door.