an RKO Radio Pictures film short starring Frank Sinatra and released in 1945, was described in its marketing prospectus as having a single, ordinary-sounding purpose: “Presented in entertainment terms, this featurette aims to advance Americanism through better social understanding.” Despite the blandness of this synopsis and the film’s brief ten-minute running time,

arguably did more than any previous motion picture to draw public attention to the urgent issue of antisemitic violence in the United States. For its “distinctive achievement” in promoting racial and religious tolerance, the movie won a special Oscar at the 18th Academy Awards ceremony of March 1946.

The film concept came initially from Hollywood producer Frank Ross, a fan of

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