Hollywood and Anti-Semitism

The conversation delves into the complex relationship between American public opinion and Nazi anti-Semitic policies. It explores how the potential targeting of Hollywood stars could have galvanized American sentiment against the Nazis, revealing a miscalculation in the perception of anti-Semitism in the U.S. The discussion highlights the economic implications of Jewish boycotts and the surprising admiration some Americans held for Hitler, tempered by disapproval of his extreme anti-Semitism.