A history of Sos #250;a, a Dominican Republic settlement founded as a refuge for Jews fleeing Nazi Europe, and an analysis of the geopolitics underlying the settlement s formation.

Wells, Allen, 1951-

Durham: Duke University Press

American encounters/global interactions, Durham, London, United States, 2009

American encounters/global interactions, Durham, North Carolina, 2009

American encounters/global interactions, Durham, 2008

Book collections on Project MUSE, Durham, 2009

United States, United States of America

Illustrated, FR, 2009

Obscured text on back cover due to sticker attached.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-435) and index.

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Seven hundred and fifty Jewish refugees fled Nazi Germany and founded the agricultural settlement of Sosa in the Dominican Republic, then ruled by one of Latin Americas most repressive dictators, General Rafael Trujillo. In Tropical Zion , Allen Wells, a distinguished historian and the son of a Sosa settler, tells the compelling story of General Trujillo, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and those fortunate pioneers who founded a successful employee-owned dairy cooperative on the north shore of the island. Why did a dictator admit these desperate refugees when so few nations would accept those fleeing fascism? Eager to mollify international critics after his army had massacred 15,000 unarmed Haitians, Trujillo sent representatives to vian, France, in July, 1938 for a conference on refugees from Nazism. Proposed by FDR to deflect criticism from his administrations restrictive immigration policies, the vian Conference proved an abject failure. The Dominican Republic was the only nation that agreed to open its doors. Obsessed with stemming the tide of Haitian migration across his nations border, the opportunistic Trujillo sought to whiten the Dominican populace, welcoming Jewish refugees who were themselves subject to racist scorn in Europe. The Roosevelt administration sanctioned the Sosa colony. Since the United States did not accept Jewish refugees in significant numbers, it encouraged Latin America to do so. That prodding, paired with FDRs overriding preoccupation with fighting fascism, strengthened U.S. relations with Latin American dictatorships for decades to come. Meanwhile, as Jewish organizations worked to get Jews out of Europe, discussions about the fate of worldwide Jewry exposed fault lines between Zionists and Non-Zionists. Throughout his discussion of these broad dynamics, Wells weaves vivid narratives about the founding of Sosa, the original settlers and their families, and the life of the unconventional beach-front colony.

Seven hundred and fifty Jewish refugees fled Nazi Germany and founded the agricultural settlement of Sosúa in the Dominican Republic, then ruled by one of Latin America's most repressive dictators, General Rafael Trujillo. In Tropical Zion , Allen Wells, a distinguished historian and the son of a Sosúa settler, tells the compelling story of General Trujillo, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and those fortunate pioneers who founded a successful employee-owned dairy cooperative on the north shore of the island. Why did a dictator admit these desperate refugees when so few nations would a

xxxi, 447 p. : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-435) and index
"Our ethnic problem" -- Think big -- Jewish farmers -- Converging interests -- "The eyes of the world are on the Dominican Republic" -- One good turn -- Lives in the balance -- Playing god -- Growing pains -- First impressions -- Flawed vision -- Containment -- Trial and error -- Middle age -- The man who saved Sosua -- A "splendid president" -- Golden years -- "The beginning of the end" -- Ravages of aging

A history of Sosua, a Dominican Republic settlement founded as a refuge for Jews fleeing Nazi Europe, and an analysis of the geopolitics underlying the settlements formation.

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