The Shadow War Against L.A. Nazis
Crimes of the Times

The Shadow War Against L.A. Nazis

Oct 13, 2026
35:19
E57
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About this episode

From his law office in downtown Los Angeles, an attorney named Leon Lewis ran a clandestine operation to thwart Nazi and fascist plots in the 1930s and 40s to kill Jews in Southern California. His work went unseen and uncelebrated until long after his death.

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L.A. Times Studios
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full
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