FDR and the Jews
Title:
FDR and the Jews
Author:
Breitman, Richard, 1947-
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
vi, 433 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
In an extensive examination of this impassioned debate, Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman find that the president was neither savior nor bystander. In "FDR and the Jews, " they draw upon many new primary sources to offer an intriguing portrait of a consummate politician--compassionate but also pragmatic--struggling with opposing priorities under perilous conditions.
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction: Four Roosevelts -- The Rise and Fall of FDR -- FDR Returns -- The Democrat and the Dictator -- Immigration Wars -- Transitions -- Moving Millions? -- Resettlement in Latin America? -- Toward War -- Tightened Security -- Wartime America -- Debating Remedies -- Zionism and the Arab World -- The War Refugee Board -- Negotiations and Rescue in Hungary -- Endings -- Perspectives.
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ISBN:
9780674050266
Format :
Book
