Dissension in the Face of the Holocaust: The 1941 American Debate over Antisemitism

In 1941, the Council for Democracy sponsored a debate on the causes and appropriate responses to antisemitism. The Council consisted of intellectuals and community leaders representing a spectrum of disciplinary and religious backgrounds. Divided in their assessment of the problem and the most effec...

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Main Author: Bendersky, Joseph W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2010
In: Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-116
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