Hollywood’s Spies: The Undercover Surveillance of Nazis in Los Angeles

by Laura B. Rosenzweig; Published by New York University Press (September 19, 2017)

The book explores how Jewish studio moguls in 1930s Hollywood organized the first anti‑Nazi resistance group in the United States. It traces their covert surveillance of Nazi activity in Los Angeles, showing how the film industry became an unexpected front line against fascism. Through archival research, it reveals the political risks these figures took and how their efforts shaped early American awareness of the Nazi threat.

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