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Rabbi Josh Franklin

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Victim Soldiers: German-Jewish Refugees in the American Armed Forces During World War II

Jews who served in the American armed forces during World War II has been a topic that has received significant attention from scholars. Yet among the subgroups of American Jews who served in the American military, were German-Jewish refugees, whose wartime experiences were quite different from those of their fellow native-born American Jewish G.I.s. This study looks at how and why German-Jewish refugees were a distinctive group in the American military.

Tell No One: Leo Baeck and the Terrible Secret

Rabbi Leo Baeck has been revered as one the greatest Jewish figures of the twentieth century. He is praised for his theological genius, moral and ethical character, and his leadership during the Nazi era. He has not, however, been unanimously held in such high esteem. Leo Baeck has been criticized for withholding information from Jews in Germany and in the Theresienstadt ghetto about the transports to the east, which he knew were destined for Auschwitz. This study looks at what exactly Leo Baeck knew about the transports, and why he chose to keep his knowledge a secret..