Herbert Agar

• Born: 1897
• Died: 1980

Herbert Agar won the Pulitzer Prize in 1934 for his book, The People's Choice, a critical study of the American presidency. A historian, critic, and poet, Agar was also the editor of

Louisville Courier-Journal. He wrote several other books, including The Saving Remnant: An Account of Jewish Survival Since 1914. The book is a history of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), which worked throughout World War II to save Jews from the Holocaust and to settle them in the new land of Israel. Agar wrote the book in 1960, after having visited Israel and interviewed Israeli immigrants who were brought to Israel through the auspices of the JDC.

Most Famous Works

• The People's Choice (1933)
• Land of the Free (1935)
• A Time for Greatness (1942)
• Price of Union (1950)
• The Unquiet Years USA, 1945-1955 (1957)
• The Saving Remnant: An Account of Jewish Survival Since 1914 (1960)

Quotes:

"Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes."