Well Worth Saving

In this meticulously researched audiobook, Laurel Leff explores the complex and often troubling decisions American universities made regarding refugee scholars fleeing Nazi Europe. While some intellectuals like Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt were embraced and thrived, countless others were deemed "not worth saving" due to the arbitrary standards of age, political affiliation, and religious identity. Leff sheds light on the grim reality faced by many who could not escape the horrors of the Holocaust, offering a poignant examination of the impact these choices had on academia and society as a whole.