Conversations with Isabel Allende

Allende, Isabel; Rodden, John

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“…Indeed, even after Untermyer resigned from the League Dubovsky continued to seek his counsel. 166 Although Untermyer is often blamed for the failure to achieve a unified anti-Nazi boycott movement in the USA, 167 the American Jewish Congress bears a far greater share of the blame for this than the elderly lawyer. As discussed earlier, Frommer has argued that most of leaders of the Congress believed that the boycott was a hopeless cause.…”

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“…Untermyer is often blamed for the lack of a unified anti-Nazi boycott campaign in the USA. 151 As shown elsewhere Rabbi Silver persuaded Untermyer during the first year of the League not to cooperate with the boycott campaign organized by the American Jewish Congress. 152 Members of the League such as Harris were opposed to giving up their organization's identity.…”

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The internal politics of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, 1933–1939

Hawkins

2010

Management & Organizational History

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In May 1933, the American League for the Defense of Jewish Rights was founded in New York City to organize a boycott of Nazi Germany.The League was inspired by a speech by the controversial Wall Street attorney, Samuel Untermyer. The League’s founders subsequently invited Untermyer to become their president.They hoped he would provide funding for their cause, as well as giving it a higher profile. Untermyer, after consulting with fellow Jewish leaders such as Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, became convinced that to be effective the boycott must embrace both Jews and non-Jews. In late December 1933, the League was renamed the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights. However, the League’s founders soon became exasperated by Untermyer’s autocratic management style, as were some of the prominent people Untermyer had persuaded to become directors of the League, such as Rabbi Silver. The septuagenarian lawyer’s management style was not appropriate for a non-governmental organization that relied mostly on volunteers. Silver was forced to write to Untermyer to condemn his dictatorial regime at the League. This article explores the history of the League to assess whether Untermyer’s management style undermined the effectiveness of the boycott.

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Section: The League and Other American Anti-nazi Boycott Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 93%