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View this post on Instagram Oscar Cox was born in Portland, Maine in 1905. He attended MIT and received a law degree from Yale University. Here in 1941, as a key author of the Lend-Lease Act, he stands directly behind President Roosevelt at the signing. The Lend-Lease Act was drafted as a principal means for providing military aid to foreign nations during WWII. #jewishhistory #jewishmaine #lendlease #ww2 #portlandhistory #presidentroosevelt #oscarscox A post shared by Documenting Maine Jewry (@mainejewishhistory) on Sep 26, 2017 at 5:20am PDT
Oscar Cox was born in Portland, Maine in 1905. He attended MIT and received a law degree from Yale University. Here in 1941, as a key author of the Lend-Lease Act, he stands directly behind President Roosevelt at the signing. The Lend-Lease Act was drafted as a principal means for providing military aid to foreign nations during WWII. #jewishhistory #jewishmaine #lendlease #ww2 #portlandhistory #presidentroosevelt #oscarscox
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