Hitler in Los Angeles : how Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America
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Ross, Steven Joseph,
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New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
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414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
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English
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40027594372

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-397) and index.
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Reveals 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.

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