La Guardia was the real-life mayor of New York City from 1934–1945. He was half-Jewish and half-Italian. Though a registered Republican, La Guardia was a pro-New Deal progressive who instituted major reforms in Depression-era New York. A staunch denouncer of fascism and Nazism, La Guardia is an ally to American Jews during a time of anti-Semitic conflict and violence when he appears in the latter half of The Plot Against America.
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Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia Character Timeline in The Plot Against America
The timeline below shows where the character Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia appears in The Plot Against America. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7: The Winchell Riots
...body of Walter Winchell will be carried overnight to New York City. By order of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia , it will lie in state in the great hall at Penn Station throughout the...
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Chapter 8: Bad Days
...procession makes its way to Temple Emanu-El. Dignitaries fill the seats of the temple as Mayor Fiorello La Guardia , who was himself born to a Jewish mother, delivers a eulogy in which he...
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...of “Jewish interests,” orchestrated by FDR in collusion Jewish members of the government—including the half-Jewish La Guardia —in order to launch a Jewish war against the rest of the world. The Germans...
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...the Atlantic, hopped aboard a German U-boat, and flown to German to meet with Hitler. La Guardia issues a statement condemning Lindbergh’s treason. Though martial law is still in place, anti-Semitic riots...
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...anti-Semitic riots” of October 12th on local branches of a larger, more far-reaching Jewish conspiracy. La Guardia condemns the “hysteria, ignorance, malice, stupidity, hatred, and fear” that has seized the nation. La...
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