America Stop Hitler

April 19, 2012

Extra Credit

History

World War II has left an impact on society for many years to come. The slaughtering of over 6 million jews was a cold blooded act all caused by propaganda purposes. The man in charge at the time, Adolf Hitler, was rapidly gaining the support of a radicalized nation. The new message of promoting race superiority was clearly revolutionized by the Jewish capitalistic status Hitler saw as a potential threat. Hitler was clearly in a paranoid state of mind, “ Survival of the Fittest”, believing that if one group didn't act quick enough, the enemy could possibly take over the other. The slaughtering and imprisonment of Jews was carried out in a very gruesome way. During the war, fleeing the country was no longer an option after Hitler decided to imprison every Jew in Europe. Through out the extermination of Jews where was America? FDR was known for Jewish ties, and inspired by Rabbis. Could he have been influenced to turn the other cheek by his mentors? It was rumored that Jews in America may have been caught up in the American lifestyle and simply showed very little interest to bring this issue to light. On the other hand, a political movie “Who shall Live and Who Shall Die?” clearly demonstrated the empowerment of Jews to save those in tragedy. This gave out the illusion that Jews in fact had power to persuade and intimidate, which clearly wasn't the case.

America came in late after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. The bombing used as a green light to enter the war at full force and no regrets, but the questions still remains an issue on whether or not allies could have done more to save the mass numbers of extermination. Were jews in america turning the other way? In the book, “ No Haven’t For the Oppressed”, written by Stephen F. Wise, he articulates on the fact that American jews showed a lack of interest and explained that jewish leaders were more concerned about keeping a...