Jewish identity and the JDL / by Janet L. Dolgin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dolgin, Janet L., 1947- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Politics and government.

Jews.

Jews--Identity.

Jewish Defense League.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To understand the situation of the Jewish Defense League in the United States, Janet Dolgin spent fourteen months with the JDL in Jerusalem and in New York City. In this book she considers how its members relate to each other and to outsiders, and places these relationships in the context of American society as a whole.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

I. The Activities of the Jewish Defense League

II. Motionless Dance

III. Scholar/Chaya

IV. Upright Kneeling

V Silent Screaming

VI. The Parable of the Motionless Dance

Bibliography: Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Based on the author's thesis, Princeton University, 1974.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-691-64395-4

0-691-61671-X

1-4008-6809-2

OCLC:

902958209