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Rosalind Gnatt's avatar

Yep. Eleanor too: "Mrs. Roosevelt described future Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter as “an interesting little man but very Jew." just to name a statement of hers.

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JDinTX's avatar

Maybe it was a compliment, Jews do have admirable qualities. But she was the best I have run across from that era, except maybe Frances Perkins.

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daria (MID)'s avatar

That was written in 1918, prior to her becoming more "enlightened".

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JDinTX's avatar

Wish that for all of us

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