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"Murray Blasts Nazi Massacre of Jews" Newspaper Article, January 4, 1943

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Newspaper article highlighting the atrocities of the Nazi’s on the Jews and the U.S. recommitting to helping the Allied Powers.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Murray Blasts Nazi Massacre of Jews," The CIO News, pp. 2, 4 January 1943

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This newspaper article from CIO News highlights the atrocities of the Nazis on the Jewish people. The president of the labor union Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), Philip Murray, is quoted saying that the United States needs to "redouble our pledge of devotion to the cause of complete United Nations' victory" against the Axis powers. 

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Source-Dependent Questions

  • What does Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) President Philip Murray say about the Nazi massacres of the Jewish people?
  • What did Murray declare the labor's answer to this massacre to be? What is Murray's pledge?
  • What does Murray hypothesize would happen in America if Adolf Hitler were to win the war?

Citation Information 

"Murray Blasts Nazi Massacre of Jews," CIO News, pp. 2, 4 January 1943. Courtesy of Library of Congress