FDR, the Nazis, and the Jews of Morocco: a Troubling Episode
The normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco and the U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara have stirred interest in the history of Morocco’s Jews, including during the Holocaust years.
Unfortunately, somepundits, in their enthusiasm over these developments, have misleadingly portrayed the Allied liberation of North Africa in 1942 as the simultaneous liberation of the region’s Jews from their Nazi and Vichyite persecutors. That narrative papers over the harsh reality of what happened after the Allies’ victory. The full story of how President Franklin D. Roosevelt treated the Jews in Morocco and elsewhere in North Africa is a deeply troubling chapter in his administration’s history.
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Dr. Rick Hodes has been working in Ethiopia for almost 30 years, forming the largest collection of the most deformed spine patients in the world.
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If you go …
When: Thursday, Dec. 7. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; program starts at 6 p.m.
Where: Donovan Pavilion, Vail.
Cost: Tickets are $25 in advance; $35 after 2 p.m. the day of the event. Students, teachers, Vail Resorts and Eagle County government employees can receive discounted tickets when purchased in advance. or call 970-476-0954.
VAIL Some people may collect coins; other people may collect concert posters. Dr. Rick Hodes collects spines in a manner of speaking.