refugees

Rudolf himself died in 1945 after having spent most of the war - like many other German refugees - interned by the British on the Isle of Man.

Writing with both panoramic sweep and an acute eye for telling detail, Mr. Wallace begins his nearly 900-page behemoth with the influx of mainly Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Hitler’s Germany.

The Sanctuary Movement succeeded in part because it was well-organized and widely-distributed, winning the hearts and minds of broad audiences by effectively communicating that the organizers’ faith traditions commanded them to protect refugees.

Lindsay Whittle said he would be "proud" to continue to support the Welsh government's nation of sanctuary policy, which provides some support for refugees.

It was a way, also, to stick it to the British government, which found itself cornered into taking in 80,000 Asian refugees at a time when racial tension was growing in Britain.