American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews by Porwancher, Andrew
American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews by Porwancher, Andrew

American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews

A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their...
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Author: Andrew Porwancher
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews by Porwancher, Andrew

American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews

$53.47
American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews by Porwancher, Andrew

American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews

$53.47
Author: Andrew Porwancher
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives--and his legacy

A scion of the Protestant elite, Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely ally of the waves of impoverished Jewish newcomers who crowded the docks at Ellis Island. Yet from his earliest years he forged ties with Jews never before witnessed in a president. American Maccabee traces Roosevelt's deep connection with the Jewish people at every step of his dazzling ascent. But it also reveals a man of contradictions whose checkered approach to Jewish issues was no less conflicted than the nation he led.

As a rising political figure in New York, Roosevelt barnstormed the Lower East Side, giving speeches to packed halls of Jewish immigrants. He rallied for reform of the sweatshops where Jewish laborers toiled for pitiful wages in perilous conditions. And Roosevelt repeatedly venerated the heroism of the Maccabee warriors, upholding those storied rebels as a model for the American Jewish community. Yet little could have prepared him for the blood-soaked persecution of Eastern European Jews that brought a deluge of refugees to American shores during his presidency. Andrew Porwancher uncovers the vexing challenges for Roosevelt as he confronted Jewish suffering abroad and antisemitic xenophobia at home.

Drawing on new archival research to paint a richly nuanced portrait of an iconic figure, American Maccabee chronicles the complicated relationship between the leader of a youthful nation and the people of an ancient faith.

Author: Andrew Porwancher
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 06/10/2025
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780691203669


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2025
Library Journal 04/18/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Andrew Porwancher is professor of history at Arizona State University. His books include The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Princeton) and The Devil Himself: A Tale of Honor, Insanity, and the Birth of Modern America.
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