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Stati Uniti 1933 (14 marzo) - 1939 (31 agosto) CercaDefinizione
The presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 14, 1933 marks a shift to a Democratic administration. The 1930s see an upsurge in antisemitism in the U.S., but Roosevelt vocally opposes both antisemitism and Nazism, and Jews appear in politics with unprecedented prominence under his administration. By early 1939, more than 300,000 Germans apply for immigration visas to the U.S., perhaps 90% of them Jews. The annual quota for German immigrants to the U.S. is 25, 957; however, a 1930 State Department regulation bars immigrants likely to become public charges. The State Department gradually relaxes this regulation, and about 33,000 Jews are able to enter the U.S. during 1933-1937. After the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938, Roosevelt suggests a liberalization of procedures that results in the use of the full quota. After "Kristallnacht," Roosevelt extends the visitors' visas of 12,000-15,000 German Jews by at least six months. During fiscal 1939, more than 30,000 German Jews are able to enter the U.S. (en-US)
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Breitman, Richard . "The Failure to Provide a Safe Haven for European Jewry." In FDR and the Holocaust. Edited by Verne W. Newton. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. pp. 131-133