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1 online resource (305 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; I: Quandary in the Golden Land; II: The Hidden-Hand Skipper; III: The Passive Prophet; IV: The Soul of Discretion; V: The Troubleshooter; VI: Bundles for Britain; VII: The President's Rabbi; VIII: One of Two of a Kind; IX: The Mystery Man; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
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The Jews who so deeply admired Roosevelt made up the richest, most influential Jewish community in the world, leaders in government, commerce, and the arts. Yet by the time Franklin Roosevelt died in office, six million European Jews had been murdered by the Nazis while neither FDR nor American Jews lifted much more than a finger to help them. How did the president, the nation he led, and American Jewry allow this to happen? There is no simple answer, but Robert Shogan seeks a partial explanation by examining the behavior of a handful of Jews, so close to Roosevelt and suppos. |
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Print version record. |
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Relations with Jews.
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Brandeis, Louis D., 1856-1941 -- Political and social views.
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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 -- Political and social views.
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Rosenman, Samuel I. (Samuel Irving), 1896-1973 -- Political and social views.
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Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946 -- Political and social views.
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Cohen, Benjamin V. -- Political and social views.
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Brandeis, Louis D., 1856-1941. (OCoLC)fst00031227
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Cohen, Benjamin V. (OCoLC)fst00194528
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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. (OCoLC)fst00008523
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Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946. (OCoLC)fst00182187
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. (OCoLC)fst00032031
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Rosenman, Samuel I. (Samuel Irving), 1896-1973. (OCoLC)fst01716974
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Political consultants -- United States -- Biography.
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National socialism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Jews -- Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Jews -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00983360
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National socialism. (OCoLC)fst01033761
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Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
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Political consultants. (OCoLC)fst01069231
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Relations with Jews. (OCoLC)fst01354281
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1900-1999
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Print version: Shogan, Robert. Prelude to Catastrophe : FDR's Jews and the Menace of Nazism. Lanham : Ivan R. Dee, ©2010 9781566638319 |
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9781566639095 (electronic bk.) |
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1566639093 (electronic bk.) |
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