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The Abandonment of the Jews
America and the Holocaust, 1941-1945
Book • 1986
In this book, David S. Wyman argues that the United States and its allies had opportunities to rescue hundreds of thousands of European Jews during the Holocaust but failed to do so due to a combination of nativism, anti-Semitism, and an unwillingness to act on proposals not deemed of direct strategic value.
Wyman documents how American and British leaders, including President Roosevelt, turned down proposals that could have saved many lives, and how the U.S.
State Department and other governmental agencies obstructed rescue efforts.
The book also critiques the American Jewish leadership for not mounting a unified and sustained drive for government action to rescue Jews.
Wyman documents how American and British leaders, including President Roosevelt, turned down proposals that could have saved many lives, and how the U.S.
State Department and other governmental agencies obstructed rescue efforts.
The book also critiques the American Jewish leadership for not mounting a unified and sustained drive for government action to rescue Jews.
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Francis Foster while discussing the persistence of antisemitism, even during and after the Holocaust.
Francis Foster while discussing the persistence of antisemitism, even during and after the Holocaust.
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Sam Harris X Eric Weinstein: Israel-Palestine
Recommended by Samantha Power for its insights into the failure to rescue Jews during the Holocaust.
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