{"product_id":"hollywoods-unofficial-film-corps-american-jewish-moviemakers-and-the-war-effort-hardback-9780299349509","title":"Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps; American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort (Hardback) 9780299349509","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHollywood's Unofficial Film Corps\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Berkowitz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299349509\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Breathes new life into a densely covered period of history and shows us that Hollywood was even more deeply involved with the US government than we previously understood.” - Chris Yogerst, author of \u003cem\u003eHollywood Hates Hitler!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIt 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 (\u003ci\u003eThe Joys of Yiddish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of H*Y*M*A*N* K*A*P*L*A*N\u003c\/i\u003e) and writer, producer, and screenwriter Budd Schulberg (\u003ci\u003eOn the Waterfront\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Face in the Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e) in order to examine the elusive story of Jewish Hollywood’s role in World War II. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood’s Unofficial Film Corps\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1 Launching Countercurrents\u003cbr\u003e 2 Artful Dodges\u003cbr\u003e 3 Credit(s) Where Credit Is Due\u003cbr\u003e 4 Fathers and Sons, Home and Away\u003cbr\u003e 5 Hard-Boiled Hollywood Justice\u003cbr\u003e 6 Reckonings—\u003cbr\u003eor Not\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530915967256,"sku":"9780299349509","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hollywoods-unofficial-film-corps-american-jewish-moviemakers-and-the-war-effort-hardback-9780299349509","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}