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One of our favorite stories about America and the Jews concerns Meyer Levin’s famous encounter with Creighton Abrams. It took place during World War II, when Levin was a young correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency assigned to scout around the European theater to write profiles of Jewish war heroes. He found a general who was Jewish and approached his aides, saying, “Hi, I’m Meyer Levin of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. I want to write a profile of the general, stressing the Jewish angle.” Back came word that the general wanted no such profile; he had enough problems.
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