FDR and the Jews

First edition (publ. Harvard University Press)

FDR and the Jews is a 2013 book by Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman examining the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jews.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Critical reception

The book received mixed reviews from citics. David Oshinsky stated: "it [FDR and the Jews] is the most thoughtful entry into this scholarly minefield".[7] Kenneth Waltzer stated: "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 stated "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 stated: " 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 stated: "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 has been 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. ^ a b 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.