![]() ![]() Walter Winchell, a popular, Jewish radio host and columnist, publicly condemns Lindbergh at every chance. Soon, Sandy is referring to his family as “ghetto Jews.”Īs the situation worsens, Herman Roth refuses to believe that he should take his family and leave, even as other Jewish families begin emigrating to Canada. ![]() Just Folks is eventually revealed to be a staging ground for isolating Jewish children from their families. Sandy is selected as a member of the Just Folks program, which grooms him to become a recruiter for other youth who might participate in the program. He becomes embittered against Herman Roth, whose pro-American, anti-Nazi speeches convinced him to join the fight. Alvin, Philip’s cousin, enlists in the Canadian military to fight against Germany and loses a leg. Various political allegiances will cause a rift between family members. ![]() But soon they will feel less welcome during a tour of Washington DC, their hotel room is given away because they are Jews. Initially, the Roths experience only a mild unease during the new Lindbergh administration. He runs on a promise of keeping America out of the European war, and portrays Roosevelt as a warmonger. He recounts Lindbergh’s tragic history-his baby was kidnapped and murdered-as well as his impressive aviation feats. Philip Roth is also the author of the novel, and his fictional counterpart is raised in Newark, in the same neighborhood as was the real-life Roth. ![]()
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