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====Accuations of anti-Semitism====
====Accuations of anti-Semitism====
McCarran has been accused by many of [[anti-Semitism]] for harshly questioning [[Felix Frankfurter]] during the latter's confirmation hearings after being nominated by Roosevelt to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>Omsted, Kathryn S. (January 16, 2005). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-01-16-0501150036-story.html The real witch hunter of the 1950s]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref><ref>Halper, Thomas (May 30, 2018). [https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/bjals/7/1/article-p115.xml?language=en Felix Frankfurter and the Law]. ''Sciendo''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref>
McCarran has been accused by many of [[anti-Semitism]] for harsh questions to [[Felix Frankfurter]] during the latter's confirmation hearings after being nominated by Roosevelt to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>Omsted, Kathryn S. (January 16, 2005). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-01-16-0501150036-story.html The real witch hunter of the 1950s]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref><ref>Halper, Thomas (May 30, 2018). [https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/bjals/7/1/article-p115.xml?language=en Felix Frankfurter and the Law]. ''Sciendo''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref>
The [[Smith Act of 1940]], passed by a [[New Deal]] Congress and signed into law by President Roosevelt, made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the United State government, which was the principal aim of the [[Communist party]]. Many Jews who fought against [[Hitler]] were communists.
The [[Smith Act of 1940]], passed by a [[New Deal]] Congress and signed into law by President Roosevelt, made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the United State government, which was the principal aim of the [[Communist party]]. Many Jews who fought against [[Hitler]] were communists.