Father Charles Coughlin, a “radio priest,” used the airwaves to deliver sermons that often relied on antisemitic rants and charged Jews with economic and social unrest in the United States. His vitriolic broadcasts spawned a number of other antisemitic figures and organizations during the pre-war years.

 Stephanie Hinnershitz, PhD, fellow with The National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, discusses the roots of these pro-Nazi sympathizers with Jason Dawsey, PhD, ASU WWII Studies Consultant for the Museum. 

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