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0 Antisemitism Education

The most antisemitic university president you’ve never heard of

Sanford Jacoby in Forward · 18 Oct

Isaiah Bowman, who served as president of Johns Hopkins University from 1935 to 1948, remains a figure of controversy due to his pronounced antisemitic and eugenic beliefs.

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Why Did So Many Doctors Become Nazis?

Ashley K. Fernandes in Tablet · 10 Dec 2020

This essay explores the reasons behind the involvement of many doctors in the Holocaust and emphasizes the moral lessons that can be learned from this dark chapter in history.

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From Genetics To Eugenics

Tel Aviv Review · 7 Sep 2020

In his book "Social Mendelism: Genetics and the Politics of Race in Germany, 1900-1948", Prof. Amir Teicher from Tel Aviv University explores how a significant genetic theory from the 19th century was later coopted by a culture of racial categorization.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Trump likes Henry Ford’s “bloodline.” So did Charles Lindbergh

Forward · 22 May 2020

President Donald Trump praised the Ford Motor Company and highlighted the concept of "good bloodlines" during a speech at a Michigan Ford plant, referencing company founder Henry Ford's lineage and eugenics beliefs.

0 Antisemitism History

Trump praises ‘good bloodlines’ of anti-Semite Henry Ford

Forward · 22 May 2020

During a visit to a Ford factory in Michigan, President Trump praised the "good bloodlines" of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, sparking criticism from Jewish leaders due to Ford's history as a notorious anti-Semite and supporter of eugenics.

0 History Antisemitism

New Documents Reveal FDR’s Eugenic Project to ‘Resettle’ Jews During World War II

Steve Usdin in Tablet · 30 Apr 2018

A new exhibition at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum sheds light on FDR's involvement in a eugenic project during World War II, aiming to resettle displaced Europeans, particularly Jews.

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Josef Mengele in Patagonia

Forward · 24 Apr 2014

In the film "The German Doctor," director Luca Puenzo creates a fictionalized account of Josef Mengele's time in Patagonia, Argentina, portraying him as a friendly but sinister figure named Jos Mengele experimenting with genetics.