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Dawidowicz has written that historians should limit their moral judgments to "the is of history, not the ought." Robert Herzstein, author of Roosevelt & Hitler, concurs. Whatever his failures in dealing with the refugee issue, F.D.R. was "the most consequential anti-Nazi leader of his time." He quietly fought anti-Semitism at home and took enormous political risks in preparing the U.S. to join the Allies at a time when most Americans favored neutrality. "Suppose he had adhered to the Neutrality Act," says Herzstein. "What kind of world would the Jews have been in, in Europe? How many would have survived...
...very human family, though, every actor's portrayal is significant. And it is here that Brighton falls short. While Josh Frost does have his good moments as Eugene's brother Stanley, he usually looks like an actor acting. His gesticulations often seem forced and unnatural. Likewise, Robert Herzstein, who plays the boys' father Jack, often seems to be merely saying the lines without inhabiting his character. His demeanor as an authority figure is sometimes effective, but it often seems as though Herzstein himself is not convinced of his own portrayal...
Jack and Stanley have two father-son talks--one regarding Stanley's near loss of a job, and one regarding Stanley's gambling away his salary. Admittedly, the latter is a weak moment in the script, but the slow, word-minced, unemotional exchange between Frost and Herzstein reflects neither the son's penitence and rededication to the family nor the father's pervading concern about his overseas relatives and the possibility that they might be coming to live in his already cramped quarters...
...Stewart '88, who runs the Harvard Gore campaign with Robert Herzstein '88, said Miller has helped bolster the Harvard campaign, which he estimated to have 60 to 70 members...
Other officers chosen are: Robert E. Herzstein and Myles V. Whalen, note editors; John M. Steadman, treasurer; David L. Ratner and Helmut F. Furth, article editors; Nathan Newbury III and George G. Gillespie III, case editors; Henry J. Steiner, developments editor; and Robert H. Cole, book review editor...