Mathematicians fleeing from Nazi Germany: individual fates and global impact

The terms "German-speaking mathematician," "forced," and "voluntary emigration"

The notion of "mathematician" plus quantitative figures on persecution

Early emigration

Pretexts, forms, and the extent of emigration and persecution

Obstacles to emigration out of Germany after 1933, failed escape, and death

Alternative (non-American) host countries

Diminishing ties with Germany and self-image of the refugees

The American reaction to immigration : help and xenophobia

Acculturation, political adaptation, and the American entrance into the war

The impact of immigration on American mathematics

Epilogue : the postwar relationship of German and American mathematicians.