Ross is a professor of history at USC and director of the USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American
Life. He is the author of "Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America" and "Hollywood Left
and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics.” Ross’s latest book, "Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi
Plots Against Hollywood and America,” will be published this fall.