UID:
almafu_9959228422202883
Format:
1 online resource (302 p.)
ISBN:
0-8173-1348-6
Series Statement:
Judaic studies series
Content:
This in-depth look at a controversial faction of American Zionism fills a void in the story of American Zionism--and in the story of American Judaism. This book recounts the fascinating and little-known story of the militant American Zionists who lobbied Congress, rallied American public opinion, and influenced British-American relations in their campaign for Jewish statehood in the 1930's and 1940's. Although these activists have been dismissed as fanatics who fragmented the American Zionist movement, Rafael Medoff reveals that the faction
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Planting the Seeds of Militant Zionism in America; 2. Revisionist Zionism Takes Root in America; 3. Militant Zionism as a Response to Arab Terror and Nazism; 4. Jabotinsky's Return to America; 5. "Words Are the Most Effective Means of Political Warfare"; 6. Wooing the Republicans; 7. A Powerful New Alliance; 8. A Flag Is Born; 9. The Guerrilla Rabbi; 10. Explaining the Jewish Revolt to America; 11. Guns for Zion; 12. Afterword: Bringing the Jewish Tragedy to the Fore; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8173-1071-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=454571
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