To the Gates of Jerusalem

"InspiringMcDonald's prescience and energy are simply amazing. But because we know what is soon to happen to Europe's Jews, we share his frustration that no one seems to be listening." The Wall Street Journal "Will undoubtedly reignite the charged debate over whether Roosevelt could have done more to rescue millions . . . who died in Nazi death camps." The New York Times "A major resource for the research of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century." Jewish Political Studies Review "InspiringMcDonald's prescience and energy are simply amazing. But because we know what is soon to happen to Europe's Jews, we share his frustration that no one seems to be listening." The Wall Street Journal "Will undoubtedly reignite the charged debate over whether Roosevelt could have done more to rescue millions . . . who died in Nazi death camps." The New York Times "A major resource for the research of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century." Jewish Political Studies Review Unusually engaging and suspenseful for a such a scholarly enterprise, To the Gates of Jerusalem is an essential volume for all university libraries and collections focused on the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century. * Jewish Book Council * To the Gates of Jerusalem focuses on the months between December 1945 and the Israeli declaration of independence on May 14, 1948. Although McDonald's diary ends in April 1946, the remaining years of his activities are superbly documented by the editors. Indeed, this is perhaps the best example of an edited diary that this reviewer has seen. * H-Net Reviews H-Judaic * The scholarship underpinning these edited diaries and papers is impeccable and meticulous, directing those wishing further details to important sources. But nonspecialists and general readers will find this volume eminently accessible, at times gripping. The skillful design and presentation include an excellent brief overview of the period, an epilogue, valuable chapter introductions, footnotes, and sidebars that together successfully overcome the sometimes truncated nature of the primary materials. Through its focus on one individual, the book provides a sophisticated and balanced account of three dramatic years. * Middle East Journal * The layout, featuring each paragraph of the diaries followed by meticulous explanation and annotation, makes the material accessible and easy to understand. This excellent method, so different from the usual text and turgid footnotes, results in a definitive "case study" of the history of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry. * Studies in Contemporary Jewry *

Norman J. W. Goda is the Norman and Irma Braman Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Florida and author of Tomorrow the World: Hitler, Northwest Africa, and the Path toward America; Tales from Spandau: Nazi Criminals and the Cold War; and The Holocaust: Europe, the World, and the Jews, 1918-1945. He is author (with Richard Breitman) of Hitler's Shadow: Nazi War Criminals, U.S. Intelligence, and the Cold War and (with Richard Breitman, Timothy Naftali, and Robert Wolfe) of U.S. Intelligence and the Nazis. Barbara McDonald Stewart, daughter of James G. McDonald, has taught at George Mason University and is author of United States Government Policy on Refugees from Nazism, 19331940. Severin Hochberg, a historian formerly at what is now the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, teaches at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Richard Breitman is Distinguished Professor of History at American University and author, most recently, of FDR and the Jews (with Allan J. Lichtman). His other books include The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution and Official Secrets: What the Nazis Planned, What the British and Americans Knew. He is editor of the journal Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Preface A Note on the Editing Acknowledgments Introduction: Palestine from the Balfour Declaration to the Anglo-American Committee 1. Washington December 13, 1945-January 17, 1946 2. London January 18-February 3, 1946 3. Europe February 4-28, 1946 4. Cairo March 1-5, 1946 5. Jerusalem and the Arab Capitals March 6-27, 1946 6. Lausanne March 28-April 22, 1946 7. The Report and Its Reception April-August 1946 8. Toward Partition August 1946-November 1947 Epilogue Index