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A clash of heroes : Brandeis, Weizmann, and American Zionism / Ben Halpern.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halpern, Ben, author.
- Series:
- Studies in Jewish history.
- 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.
- Zionists--Biography.
- Zionists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 pages
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, [1987]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the conflict between Louis D. Brandeis and Chaim Weizmann, two heroes of a crucial era in recent Jewish history. The author considers how each man confronted the problem of his Jewish identity and the extent to which they both served as models for rival solutions.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: HEROES AND THEIR PUBLIC; 1 WEIZMANN; 2 BRANDEIS; 3 WARTIME LEADERSHIP; 4 ENCOUNTER AND CLASH; 5 EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-43947-5
- 1-4237-5839-0
- 0-19-536489-9
- 1-60129-603-7
- OCLC:
- 182530458
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