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Author:

Ross, Steven Joseph, author.

Title:

Hitler in Los Angeles : how Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America / Steven J. Ross.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury USAan imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Subject:

Lewis, Leon L.--Friends and associates.
Lewis, Leon L.--Adversaries.
Roos, Joseph,--1908-1999--Friends and associates.
Roos, Joseph,--1908-1999--Adversaries.
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles--Political activity.
Jews--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
Motion pictures--History--United States--History--20th century.
National socialism and motion pictures.
Nazis in motion pictures.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Ethnic relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Reveals the 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.

ISBN:

1620405628
9781620405628

OCLC:

(OCoLC)967094392

LCCN:

2017012324

Locations:

HLPC845 -- Alton Public Library (Alton)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

YXPB162 -- Clarence Public Library (Edna Zybell Memorial Library) (Clarence)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

S2PA501 -- Sully Community Library (Sully)

CJPC482 -- Williamsburg Public Library (Williamsburg)