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A clash of heroes--Brandeis, Weizmann, and American Zionism / Ben Halpern.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks DS149 .H35 1987
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halpern, Ben.
- Series:
- Studies in Jewish history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brandeis, Louis D., 1856-1941.
- Brandeis, Louis D.
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952.
- Weizmann, Chaim.
- Zionist Commission.
- Zionism--United States.
- Zionism.
- United States.
- Zionists--Biography.
- Zionists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 301 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Heroes and Their Public 3
- 1 Weizmann
- Childhood in Russia 9
- The Student Zionists 13
- The Democratic Faction 26
- Retreat to Manchester 38
- Recovery 45
- 2 Brandeis
- The Family 62
- Lawyer and Public Advocate 71
- American Jewry and Early Zionism 83
- Leader from the Outside 94
- 3 Wartime Leadership
- Brandeis: Organizing in the Emergency 109
- Weizmann: The Lobbyist as Diplomat 126
- The Critical Year 148
- 4 Encounter and Clash
- The Zionist Commission 171
- The Peace Conference 181
- London, 1919 196
- The London Conference, 1920 205
- Attack and Counterattack 218
- The Men 233
- The Movement 246.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 271-286.
- Local Notes:
- Acc.# 204695
- ISBN:
- 0195040627
- OCLC:
- 14358924
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