Asylum

W. GUNTHER PLAUT is a senior scholar at the Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Born in Germany, where he received his doctor of laws, he fled Hitler's Reich for the United States where he became a rabbi, serving in Chicago, St. Paul, and since 1961 in Toronto. Plaut is the author of 20 books, including Torah: A Modern Commentary, of which he is the editor and principal author. He is a research fellow at the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University.

• The Issues Questions Without Answers Definitions Religion, Natural Law, and Hospitality A Look at History Some Ethical Questions Through the Lens of Sociobiology Community and Individual Contended Rights: To Leave, Return, Remain The Practice Refugees in Africa Four Asian Lands Glimpses of Europe and Central America The North American Experience The Sanctuary Movement A Final Look Appendix A: Egyptian and Hittite Treaties Appendix B: Human Rights-Major Documents Appendix C: Refugee Documents; Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967 Bibliography Index