You Have Been Kind Enough to Assist Me: Herman
Stern and the Jewish Refugee Crisis
The compelling story of a North Dakota clothier who rescued more
than 100 German Jews from the impending Holocaust in Europe, and of how this
effort burgeoned into a plan to rescue many more, only to be derailed by the
sudden onset of WWII. Herman Stern, himself a Jewish immigrant to the United
States, began by sponsoring the immigration of relatives, and expanded his efforts
during the thirties until he had developed a plan to settle hundreds of Jewish
refugees in North Dakota, and had begun raising money for that purpose. While
the onset of the war in 1939 stalled the larger effort, Stern continued to sponsor
refugees and was ultimately responsible for more than 140 people coming to America
and safety.
You Have Been Kind Enough to Assist Me provides a rare glimpse of
how some Americans reacted to the Holocaust as it was developing in Europe.
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About the Author
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Terry Shoptaugh is a professor of history and the University Archivist at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is the author of two previous books on Minnesota and North Dakota history, and is currently writing a book on the role of North Dakota national guard units in World War II. |