Holocaust Escapees and Global Development by Simon, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Praise for the book About the author Title Copyright Dedication Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgements To Hell and Back – for My Grandparents 1. Introduction

Origins, Originality and Intellectual Context Boundaries and Definitions Key Characteristics of the Sample The Research and Analysis Process Structure of the Book Postscript

2. European Childhoods, Nazi Rule and Escape

Adult Émigrés during the Nazi Era (1933 Onwards) Teenage and Child Émigrés during the Nazi Era (1933 Onwards) Austrian Experiences Childhood in Hitler’s Germany Eastern European Childhoods Young Children Growing Up in the Netherlands Discussion

3. Surviving the War in the UK

Ambiguities and Ambivalences: The Reception of Refugees in the UK Refugees and Refugee Organisations Inhospitable Hospitality: Internment of ‘Enemy Aliens’ 1940–41 Making the Best of Hard Times in ‘Civvy Street’ Military Service Reflections

4. Wartime Tracks in Europe and North America

Alexander Gerschenkron: An Unlikely Shipbuilder and Wartime Advisor Hirschman’s War: Military Service, Resistance Work, Escape, University Research and a Different Army Theodor Bergmann Shlomo Reutlinger: A Teenager Dodging the Nazis and Escaping to Palestine Youthful Transits through Europe to the USA The Netherlands: Occupation and After Reflections

5. Adult Escapees: Rebuilding Lives, (Re)Shaping Careers

Involvement in Landmark Postwar Development Programmes and Institution Building Nationalised Industry Economic Advisor and Cross-cultural Explorer Academic Careers Blended with Consultancy and Official Advisory Work The Activist Academic: Theodor Bergmann The Archetypical Academic: Alexander Gerschenkron Conclusions

6. The Younger Generation: Postwar Education and Careers in Higher Education

Higher Education in the UK as Prelude to Academic Careers US Education and University Careers Poland: Postwar Communist Oppression and Subsequent (Re-)Exile Reflections

7. The Younger Generation: International Agency Staff and Influential Consultants

Shlomo Reutlinger Michael Cernea Ernie Stern John Friedmann Gerry Helleiner Conclusions

8. Conclusions: Interpreting the Mosaic

The Role of Nazi-Era and Holocaust Experiences in Shaping Personalities and Careers Legacies of War: The Effect of Immediate Postwar Engagements in Reconstruction and Development The Role of Holocaust Experiences in Career Choices Contributions of this Study Epilogue

Appendix

Pre-Nazi Emigrants Children of Pre-Nazi Emigrants or Escapees/Survivors

Notes References Index

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