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Reexamining FDR's Response to Kristallnacht
As the 76th anniversary of Kristallnacht is marked with solemn ceremonies at synagogues around the country this week, a new film and book are hailing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the...
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Bibi Following in His Father's Footsteps by Lobbying Congress
Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming Congressional address is not without direct familial precedent. The prime minister’s father also looked to the U.S. Congress in his attempt to mobilize support for Zionism...
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‘The Monuments Men’ Shows How America Saved Paintings While Letting Jews Die
The story behind the creation of the “monuments men” team, depicted in George Clooney’s new feature film by the same name, begins in the spring of 1943, after the Allies had confirmed that Hitler was...
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FDR’s Views on Japanese Offer a Window Into Why He Wouldn’t Save Jews
Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, some of the United States’ most senior military officials began advocating for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to order the mass...
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Some Things Really Do Warrant Comparisons to Nazis
Inappropriate Hitler analogies are tossed around so casually and so often, it’s easy to forget that not every comparison to the Nazi regime is completely off base. Consider, for example, Philippine...
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BDS and the Oscars: How Screenwriter Ben Hecht Defied an Anti-Israel Boycott
Hollywood screenwriter Ben Hecht said he “beamed with pride” when he heard the news on that autumn afternoon in 1948: The British had declared a boycott against him. By day, Hecht was the highest-paid...
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What More Could Have the U.S. Done in 1939? Plenty.
Last month, 60 Minutes aired an interview with Sir Nicholas Winton, the London-born son of German Jews who has become known in England as “the British Schindler” for his efforts to rescue hundreds of...
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Technology Helps U.S. Jews Track Gaza Conflict From Afar
Some friends of mine recently signed up to receive an alert on their iPhones each time an air-raid siren is sounded somewhere in Israel. The phone flashes red with the name of the town targeted by...
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