MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD E. GRUSD, MANAGING EDITOR OF B’NAI B’RITH MAGAZINE TO APPEAR IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE, EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE ANTI-SEMITISM IS TO IGNORE IT.
THE FIRST LADY ALSO ADVISES JEWS TO GUARD AGAINST BECOMING EMBITTERED AND WITHDRAWING INTO THEMSELVES, WARNING THAT “THAT DOES NOT IMPROVE CONDITIONS.” “THEY SHOULD REMEMBER THAT, AFTER ALL, THEIR DETRACTORS FORM ONLY A SMALL MINORITY,” MRS. ROOSEVELT SAYS, AND ADDS, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION, “I SHOULD BE VERY SORRY IF ANY MINORITY DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOOK CONFIDENTLY TO THE MAJORITY FOR COMPLETE JUSTICE AT ALL TIME WHENEVER IT IS ASSAILED.”
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