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FDR and the Jews is a 2013 book by Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman examining the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jews.
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". 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". 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". 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". 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". 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".
= Awards and accolades
=The book won the National Jewish Book Award in 2013. The book's basic information has been endorsed by Deborah Lipstadt.
See also
Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of This Government in the Murder of the Jews
War Refugee Board