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Andrew Porwancher
Historian and professor of history at Arizona State University, author of American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews and The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, and winner of the Theodore Roosevelt Book Prize.
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Andrew Porwancher, "American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews" (Princeton UP, 2025)
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Andrew Porwancher, a historian and professor at Arizona State University, dives into Theodore Roosevelt's complex relationship with the Jewish community. He reveals how Roosevelt rallied for reform of sweatshops while simultaneously grappling with antisemitic attitudes. Porwancher discusses Roosevelt's fascination with Maccabee heroism and his attempts to navigate global Jewish issues during a time of rising persecution. Drawing on fresh research, he complicates Roosevelt's legacy, highlighting both his empathy and contradictions.
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