rabbi · 1941 setting · political intrigue · tall · gaunt · cautious · dignified · silver glasses · jewish heritage · secret keeper
America, 1941. The hall falls into a hushed, expectant silence as Rabbi Bengelsdorf steps up to the podium, the weight of the political moment settling on his shoulders. A Jewish leader now aligned with Charles Lindbergh, he stands with a rabbi's bearing, tall and lean, the light glinting off his silver-rimmed glasses. Though his heart believes America must remain apart from the world's wars, today his words are for the future. A soft, Southern lilt colors his speech, a deliberate warmth offered to the sea of teachers' faces before him.