Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort by Berkowitz, Michael
Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort by Berkowitz, Michael

Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort

It has long been known that Hollywood was actively involved in shaping US public opinion during World...
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Author: Michael Berkowitz
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Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort by Berkowitz, Michael

Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort

CHF 172.62
Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort by Berkowitz, Michael

Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort

CHF 172.62
Author: Michael Berkowitz
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
It has long been known that Hollywood was actively involved in shaping US public opinion during World War II. Less well documented are the ways in which Washington sought to work behind the scenes, subtly obliterating the boundaries between "studio" and "government" films. Michael Berkowitz studies the contributions of humorist and best-selling author Leo Rosten (The Joys of Yiddish, The Education of H*Y*M*A*N* K*A*P*L*A*N) and writer, producer, and screenwriter Budd Schulberg (On the Waterfront, A Face in the Crowd) in order to examine the elusive story of Jewish Hollywood's role in World War II.

Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps shows that Rosten, Schulberg, and others--including Garson Kanin, George Cukor, Stanley Kramer, and Jules Buck--created movies that were both entertaining and politically expeditious for US war aims. At the same time, in an effort to unify the American public, they avoided focusing on the fate of European Jews, even while addressing racism and antisemitism in the United States. Jewish themes were often downplayed, and Jewish directors, writers, and other contributors frequently went uncredited. As Berkowitz writes, "Rosten's cohort changed feature films forever." Thanks to his research, we now have a better understanding of how and why.

Author: Michael Berkowitz
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 01/21/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
ISBN: 9780299349509


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2025 pg. 69

About the Author
Michael Berkowitz is a professor of modern Jewish history at University College London. His recent books include Jews and Photography in Britain and The Crime of My Very Existence: Nazism and the Myth of Jewish Criminality. He has received fellowships from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and many others.


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