The Institute suppressed Jewish-psychology research out of sensitivity and political caution

Evidence

But the topic never became part of the Institute’s programme, perhaps partly out of consideration for the sensitivity of most Jews towards this topic, and partly to avoid exposing the Institute to the accusation that it was turning the problem of anti-Semitism into a Jewish problem. Another aspect of the `psychology of the Jews’, hinted at by Adorno in notes he wrote on the drafting of the report, also failed to become an item in the programme: the Jews’ stereotyped perception of the situation confronting them, which made it more difficult for them to find an appropriate reaction, or prevented them from doing so altogether. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1550

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the Institute’s broader self-censorship strategy and the fear of being accused of blaming victims, echoing debates in later Holocaust historiography. — connects to: The workers’ inquiry findings were suppressed partly for their politically damaging implications — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 475; Politics suppressed scholarship connecting orientalism to the Jews; Anti-Semitic findings about American workers were suppressed to spare American opinion — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 675 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Anti-Semitic findings about American workers were suppressed to spare American opinion #exemplifies (0.72) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 675
• Politics suppressed scholarship connecting orientalism to the Jews #complicates (0.70)