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Woodrow Wilson Was A Hero to Jews: What Should We Do With His Racism
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Woodrow Wilson Was A Hero to Jews: What Should We Do With His Racism

Jonathan D. Sarna
The Forward
07/20/2020

Abstract

Anti-Semitism Jewish History Jewish Studies Political Behavior Political Philosophy Racism or Race Relation
Princeton University’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school because of the former president’s “racist thinking and policies” points to the complexity of Black-Jewish relations in the United States, and to problems in our definition of greatness. The man whom African Americans revile as a villain turns out to have been a hero to the Jewish people.

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