Ep. 11 | The Refugees: The Activism of Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach on the Eve of World War Two

19/01/2022 15 min Temporada 1 Episodio 11

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As the Jewish people faced persecution under the Nazi regime, Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach, a prominent member of the Jewish American community, sprang into action to raise funds for refugees by means of a charity book auction held in New York.  This episode of The Rosenbach Podcast reveals how Dr. Rosenbach activated his social and civic networks for a cause he believed in—and which other luminous figures in the American book world of the time lent their support.

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