Jews for Sale?: Nazi-Jewish Negotiations, 1933-1945

Bauer (Holocaust studies, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) examines attempts to negotiate with the Nazis for the release of Jewish prisoners in exchange for money, goods, and political benefits, between 1942 and 1945. He describes the participants involved in various efforts and their motives, frustrations, and few successes, and analyzes the moral issues raised by the negotiations. Bauer recounts success stories such as that of a journalist paying Nazi officials $1,500 per person to save a trainload of Hungarian Jews. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.