On modern Jewish politics / Ezra Mendelsohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendelsohn, Ezra.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Politics and government.

Jews.

Judaism and politics.

Jews--United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Politics and government.

Jews--Poland--Politics and government.

Poland.

United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.

United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.

Poland--Politics and government--1918-1945.

Physical Description:

xi unnumbered pages, 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Summary:

In this book Ezra Mendelsohn presents a concise guide to the complexities of modern diaspora Jewish politics. He divides the various Jewish political parties and organizations into a number of schools or "camps," provides a geography of Jewish politics, and analyzes the results of the competition among the different camps for hegemony in the Jewish world. He pays particular attention to the United States and to Poland, homes to the two dominant Jewish communities in the interwar period. In addition, the book discusses the sources of appeal of such forces in Jewish politics as nationalism and the left, and compares Jewish politics with that of other minorities in Europe and America, including American blacks.

Beautifully illustrated with the work of prominent Jewish artists, and based on a wide variety of sources, including literary material, On Modern Jewish Politics provides a new perspective on a remarkable period in Jewish history.

Contents:

1 Varieties 3

2 Geography 37

3 Dynamics 63

4 Appeal 93

5 Success? 115

6 Comparisons 127

7 Conclusions: Then and Now 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195038649

0195083199

OCLC:

26633181