vcczar Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Sol Bloom of NY was one of the few Jewish Congress people of his time. Not captured in his actions was that he was surprisingly not all in on allowing mass Jewish immigration to the US when Nazi Germany was active. By the end of the war, he was a Zionist, however. His actions: Bloom, Sol 1939 bill to repeal arms embargo Bloom, Sol 1939 Influential House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair. Served through WWII Bloom, Sol 1940 Major role in Lend-Lease Act Bloom, Sol 1945 delegate to UN conference In SF Bloom, Sol 1948 Lobbied for Truman to immediately recognize Jewish state of Israel Bloom, Sol 1948 Role in securing approval for Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM I could go either way on him. No strong reaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.