{"product_id":"haven-the-dramatic-story-of-1000-world-war-ii-refugees-and-how-they-came-to-america-9781453206331","title":"Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning journalist Ruth Gruber's powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration to receive asylum in the United States. All they had to do was get there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ruth Gruber, with the support of Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, volunteered to escort them on their secret route across the Atlantic from a port in Italy to a \"safe haven\" camp in Oswego, New York. The dangerous endeavor carried the threat of Nazi capture with each passing day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While on the ship, Gruber recorded the refugees' emotional stories and recounts them here in vivid detail, along with the aftermath of their arrival in the US, which involved a fight for their right to stay after the war ended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is a poignant and engrossing true story of suffering under Nazi persecution and incredible courage in the face of overwhelming circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Gruber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781453206331","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709313618057,"sku":"9781453206331","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d2b2837d-609e-424d-8991-c6bfc39faa66.jpg?v=1719513626","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/haven-the-dramatic-story-of-1000-world-war-ii-refugees-and-how-they-came-to-america-9781453206331","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}