It takes the average reader 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Herbert Hoover and the Jews by Rafael Medoff
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Although Herbert Hoover is not remembered as having had much interaction with Jews or interest in issue of Jewish concern, he in fact played a significant role in aiding Jewish communities devastated by World War One and pogroms; supported the cause of a Jewish state despite pressure from his own State Department; actively promoted the rescue of Jews from the Holocaust; and played a key part in the emergence of the "Jewish vote" in American politics and bipartisan support for Israel.ABOUT THE AUTHORS:Dr. Sonja Schoepf Wentling is associate professor of history at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. A Herbert Hoover Presidential Fellow, Class of 1997-1998, she has written about U.S. foreign policy, Zionism, and East European Jewish history for numerous scholarly journals, including the Journal of World History, the Journal of American Ethnic History, American Jewish History, and American Jewish Archives.Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies. A Herbert Hoover Presidential Fellow, Class of 1988-1989, he is author or editor of fourteen books on American Jewish history, Zionism, and the Holocaust, including 'Jewish Americans and Political Participation,' which was named an "Outstanding Academic Title of 2003" by the American Library Association's Choice Magazine.
Herbert Hoover and the Jews by Rafael Medoff is 238 pages long, and a total of 61,404 words.
This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 35 minutes to read Herbert Hoover and the Jews aloud.
Herbert Hoover and the Jews is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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