Was Theodore Roosevelt an anti-Semite?

Roosevelt recounts in his autobiography that a German preacher, rector Hermann Ahlwardt, had decided to go on anti-Semitic crusade in New York to antagonize The Chosen People. Roosevelt assigned Jewish police officers to protect him, writing that the “proper thing to do was to make him ridiculous. read more

Prior to his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt had developed a special relationship with Jews from his time as police inspector in New York, encouraging them to serve and praising them for their dedicated efforts to keep the city safe. read more

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on October 27, 1858, at East 20th Street in New York City. He was the second of four children born to socialite Martha Stewart"Mittie" Bulloch and businessman and philanthropist Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (brother of Robert Roosevelt and James A. Roosevelt, all sons of Cornelius Roosevelt). read more