Americans and the Holocaust : a reader

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Americans and the Holocaust : a reader

edited by Daniel Greene and Edward Phillips

Rutgers University Press, c2022

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"Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum"

Chronology: p. xxiii-xxxii

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219) and index

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What did the American people and the US government know about the threats posed by Nazi Germany? What could have been done to stop the rise of Nazism in Germany and its assault on Europe's Jews? Americans and the Holocaust explores these enduring questions by gathering together more than one hundred primary sources that reveal how Americans debated their responsibility to respond to Nazism. Drawing on groundbreaking research conducted for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Americans and the Holocaust exhibition, these carefully chosen sources help readers understand how Americans' responses to Nazism were shaped by the challenging circumstances in the United States during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including profound economic crisis, fear of communism, pervasive antisemitism and racism, and widespread isolationism. Collecting newspaper and magazine articles, popular culture materials, and government records, Americans and the Holocaust is a valuable resource for students and historians seeking to shed light on this dark era in world history. To explore further, visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's digital exhibit, available here: https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Note on Sources List of Abbreviations Timeline Prologue Chapter 1: Fear Itself 1933-1938 Chapter 2: Desperate Times, Limited Measures 1938-1941 Chapter 3: Storm Clouds Gather 1939-1941 Chapter 4: America at War 1942-1945 Postscript Acknowledgements Further Reading Credits Index

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