Word: tenenbaum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been in effect ever since Hitler began making things tough for German Jews. At first it was directed from the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee. Two years ago the two organizations joined forces, set up a Joint Boycott Council, whose present chairman is Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum. Though it has no legal boycott powers, the council is potent, for it marshals the opinions of 2,800,000 Jews...
With offices in London, Paris and Brussels, Dr. Tenenbaum's aids maintain eternal vigilance over trade relations with Germany to spot violations of the boycott. If the boycott council ferrets out evidence of such a violation, the firm involved is asked for an explanation. If none is forthcoming, the council pickets its offices, publishes its name and offense, does its best to prevent customers from trading there until the firm agrees to arbitrate...