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  • The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin launches his Union of Social Justice at Madison Square Garden, May 22, 1935
    The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin launches his Union of Social Justice at Madison Square Garden, May 22, 1935
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    Social Justice in Detroit

    In 1935, Father Charles Coughlin and other anti-Semites and white supremacists reached a peak of popularity in America. At the same time, the Motor City’s sports teams excelled. What’s not to be proud of?

    byRobert Rockaway
  • Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board and President Obama's nominee to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke, waits for the beginning of a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to discuss the so-called 'Volcker Rule,' Dec. 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board and President Obama's nominee to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke, waits for the beginning of a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to discuss the so-called 'Volcker Rule,' Dec. 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Janet Yellen Is Poised To Be the Third Jewish Fed Chair in a Row. Where Are the Anti-Semites?

    Decades ago, her predecessor Eugene Meyer was targeted as a ‘moneylender’—but now Jews are celebrated for financial prowess

    bySteven I. Weiss
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    The Story Behind NBC’s Historic Yom Kippur Broadcast on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    Seventy years ago, two marketing geniuses harnessed the power of mass media to bring Jews into the American mainstream

    byCharlotte Bonelli
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