Paranoia in Hollywood

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Paranoia in Hollywood

Jan Jekal / German / 2026 / 400 pages

Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades or Beverly Hills - these are the resounding names of the Californian idyll in which they found refuge: Filmmakers, writers and musicians who were forced to flee Europe during the Nazi era. But while they are still making their contribution on the side of the Allies as the world war begins, the refugees themselves become suspects. Having just been celebrated as opponents of the Nazis, their garbage is now being searched by the FBI - the red scare turns free spirits into enemy communists. The country that was a refuge turns into a place of repression and persecution.

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Author: Jan Jekal
Publisher: Matthes & Seitz Berlin
Year: 2026
Language: German
Pages: 400
ISBN: 978-3751821032