Hitler in Los Angeles : how Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America
2017
Reveals the little known story of a private Los Angeles spy operation organized by attorney Leon Lewis--which included Neil Ness, Joseph Roos, and Charles Slocombe--to stop the rise of Nazis from killing the city's Jews and sabotaging the nation's military installations. Also discusses Nazi threats and their influence on Hollywood film content and the sometimes conflicted role of German consul Georg Gyssling, and also Los Angeles's anti-Semitic political movements. Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-397) and index. 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Vervaardiger
- Ross, Steven Joseph,
Collectie
- NIOD Bibliotheek
Type
- Text
Identificatienummer van NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- ocn967094392
Trefwoorden
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Ethnic relations.
- Nazis in motion pictures.
- Lewis, Leon L.--Adversaries.
- Roos, Joseph, 1908-1999--Adversaries.
- National socialism and motion pictures.
- Jews--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Roos, Joseph, 1908-1999--Friends and associates.
- Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles--Political activity.
- Lewis, Leon L.--Friends and associates.
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