May30,1940

Mr.PresidentRoosevelt,
1600PennsylvaniaAvenue
Northwest,Washington,DC20500

DearMr.President:

Howcouldyou?HowcouldyoulethundredsofthousandsJewsbebeaten,murderedand
workedtodeath?TheNaziregimeistryingtoextinguishtheJewishpopulation,butyoualready
knowthat.ThecitizensofGermany,theU.S,andtheworld,havenocluewhatisgoingonover
seasandwhatisactuallyhappening,butyoudo.IknowthatYOUknowwhatHitler'strue
intentionsaresopleasedontpretendyoudont.Nowyoureturningablindeyetotheatrocities
anddehumanizationthatareaffectingtheJewsandotherpeople.Honestly,howcouldyou?I
understandthatyourfocusisontheGreatDepressionandthestrugglesoftheAmericanbutthe
Jews,homosexuals,gypsies,andothersareinmuchmoreneedofyourhelpasofrightnow.
RightnowisacriticaltimefortheprogressoftheNazis.Tomorrowthesupposedwork
campAuschwitzwillopen,butinrealitythousandsofmen,women,andchildrenaresentthereto
bemurdered.ThepeopleofGermanyarebeingdeceived.Hitlerislyingandhasgainedmuch
supportfrommajorpoliticalfigures.Thereneedstobesomeonewhowillstandupforthosewho
arecrippled.Ifyouwaituntilthingsgetworsetointervene,millionsofpeoplewilldie.They
needsomeonestrong,honorable,andcapablelikeyoutogoinandputanendtothisbrutality.
TurntoBritain,France,andCanadaforsupportinrevolting.Please,forthehopeoffuture
generations,putanendtothishorrendoustime,putanendtotheNaziRegime.

Sincerely,

NatalieJordanPhillipsBoyle