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From: martillo@ihuxt.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Martillo)
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Subject: Re: Non-Jews at the seder
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Date: Wed, 23-May-84 09:58:02 EDT
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If Toby Robison thinks the allies treated the Jews well, I suggest he read
Britain and the Jews of Europe 1939-1945 which describes how Great Britain
systematically blocked all Jewish escape routes from Europe.

Since the British began declassifying their WWII government documents, we
have learned that many in the FO were worried WWII might end too soon
because too many Jews might survive.

When Wasserstein's book appeared, it proved that Begin's analysis of the
position of the Yishub (a two-front war against the British and the
Germans) was correct and that the Labor and General Zionists were
hopelessly naive.

Canada, Australia, and the USA which together controlled or influenced an
immense amount of territory also closed almost all entry to Jews.

The Soviet Union of all the allies probably saved the most Jewish lives,
which hardly says anything good about the rest of the alliance.

While I am not equating the allies with the Nazis who were animals, the
behavior of the allies was inexcusable during WWII though I can understand
there might be a psychological need to believe Roosevelt was a better man
than he actually was.

Recently the case of Popon in France has shown clearly that fighting
against the Germans hardly contradicted fighting against the Jews.

-- 

                    Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo

         	 (An Equal Opportunity Offender)