Language:
English
Year of publication:
1996
Titel der Quelle:
Michigan Jewish History
Angaben zur Quelle:
36 (1996) 9-22
Keywords:
Coughlin, Charles E.
;
Smith, Gerald L. K.
;
Antisemitism History 20th century
;
Jews History
Abstract:
Discusses reactions of the Detroit Jewish Community Council and other Jewish organizations in Detroit to the activities of two leading American antisemites, Charles E. Coughlin and Gerald L.K. Smith, in the late 1930s-early 1940s, particularly attempts to silence these antisemites. It was Philip Slomovitz, the editor of the "Detroit Jewish Chronicle", who took the most active stance against Coughlin: he stressed that antisemitism is un-American, and tried to attract non-Jews to join in his struggle. Against Smith, the Jewish leaders adopted a strategy of dynamic silence. Contends that the rise of antisemitism in this period diverted the attention of American Jews from the Holocaust in Europe, and limited their ability to help their European brethren.
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