FDR and the Jews

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FDR and the Jews is a 2013 book by Richard Breitman and Allan Lichtman examining the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, and the Jews. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The book received mixed reviews from critics. David Oshinsky of The New York Times said "[FDR and the Jews] is the most thoughtful entry into this scholarly minefield". [7] Kenneth Waltzer of The American Historical Review said "FDR and the Jews assesses the record scrupulously and well but does not probe the key actor's deepest thoughts or address the moral aspects of U.S. inaction". [8] Bernard Lemelin of the Canadian Journal of History stated: "[t]hey acknowledge that the issue is complex, but they seem resigned to let others wade into that debate". [9] Adrien Dallair of Jewish Political Studies Review said "FDR and the Jews purports to offer a balanced view of the Roosevelt record with regard to The Holocaust. Instead, the authors have written an apologia". [10] Trevor Burrows of Central European History said " FDR and the Jews stands as a valuable contribution to scholarship on both Roosevelt and The Holocaust, and the authors’ clear, concise, and well-supported argument will need to be taken into account by those who address related subjects in the future". [11] Francis R. Nicolsia of Society said "They portray a consummate yet compassionate politician who in the end was neither a bystander nor a savior. Indeed, Breitman and Lichtman offer the reader a sober and balanced assessment of FDR's response to the Jewish catastrophe between 1933 and 1945". [12]

Awards and accolades

The book won the National Jewish Book Award in 2013. [13]

The book's basic information is endorsed by Deborah Lipstadt. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Daniels, Roger (2014). "FDR and the Jews by Richard Breitman, Allan J. Lichtman (review)" . American Jewish History. 98 (1): 29–31. doi:10.1353/ajh.2014.0000. ISSN   1086-3141. S2CID   159936833.
  2. ↑ Gurock, Jeffrey S. (April 2016). "Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman. FDR and the Jews. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013. 433 pp" . AJS Review. 40 (1): 204–206. doi:10.1017/S0364009416000325. ISSN   0364-0094. S2CID   163211980.
  3. ↑ Puckett, Dan J. (2014-10-02). "FDR and the Jews" . History: Reviews of New Books. 42 (4): 123–124. doi:10.1080/03612759.2014.903759. ISSN   0361-2759. S2CID   142757363.
  4. ↑ Herzstein, Robert E. (2014-04-01). "FDR and the Jews, Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013), vi + 433 pp., illus., hardcover $29.95, electronic version available" . Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 28 (1): 126–129. doi:10.1093/hgs/dcu004. ISSN   8756-6583.
  5. ↑ Fink, Carole (February 2014). "FDR and the Jews. By Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman (Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2013) 464 pp. $29.95" . The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 44 (4): 562–564. doi:10.1162/jinh_r_00637. ISSN   0022-1953. S2CID   141662252.
  6. ↑ Smith, Geoffrey S. (2014-01-02). "Breitman, R. and Lichtman, A. J. (2013). FDR and the Jews" . Diplomacy & Statecraft. 25 (1): 175–176. doi:10.1080/09592296.2014.873619. ISSN   0959-2296. S2CID   155477042.
  7. 1 2 Oshinsky, David (5 April 2013). ". . . Congress Disposes". The New York Times . Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  8. ↑ Waltzer, Kenneth (2014). "Review of FDR and the Jews". The American Historical Review . 119 (3): 922–924. doi:10.1093/ahr/119.3.922a. ISSN   0002-8762. JSTOR   23784880.
  9. ↑ Lemelin, Bernard (2016-06-01). "FDR and the Jews, par Richard Breitman et Allan J. Lichtman" . Canadian Journal of History. 49 (2): 312–314. doi:10.3138/cjh.49.2.312.
  10. ↑ Dallair, Adrien (2013). "Review of FDR and the Jews". Jewish Political Studies Review. 25 (1/2): 108–112. ISSN   0792-335X. JSTOR   23611134.
  11. ↑ Burrows, Trevor (2014). "Review of FDR and the Jews". Shofar. 32 (2): 127–129. ISSN   0882-8539. JSTOR   10.5703/shofar.32.2.127.
  12. ↑ Auerbach, Jerold (2014-06-01). "FDR and the Jews" . Society. 51 (3): 298–301. doi:10.1007/s12115-014-9778-x. ISSN   1936-4725. S2CID   153878508.
  13. ↑ "FDR and the Jews | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. 2013. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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