A vanished ideology : essays on the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world in the twentieth century / edited by Matthew B. Hoffman and Henry F. Srebrnik.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffman, Matthew (Matthew B.), editor.

Srebrnik, Henry Felix, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish communists--History.

Jewish communists.

Communism--History.

Communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While a number of books and articles have been written about Jewish Communist organizations and their supporters in particular countries, an academic treatment of the overall movement per se has yet to be published. A Vanished Ideology examines the politics of the Jewish Communist movement in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, and the United States. Though officially part of the larger world Communist movement, it developed its own specific ideology, which was infused as much by Jewish sources as it was inspired by the Bolshevik revolution. The Yiddish language groups, especially, were interconnected through international movements such as the World Jewish Cultural Union. Jewish Communists were able to communicate, disseminate information, and debate issues such as Jewish nationality and statehood independently of other Communists, and Jewish Communism remained a significant force in Jewish life until the mid-1950s.

Contents:

Introduction / Matthew Hoffman and Henry Srebrnik

At what cost comrades? : exploring the Jewishness of yiddish-speaking communists in the United States / Matthew Hoffman

The scorched melting pot : the Jewish people's fraternal order and the making of American Jewish communism, 1930-1950 / Jennifer Young

Paul Novick, a standard-bearer of yiddish communism / Gennady Estraikh

Chasing an illusion : the Canadian Jewish communist movement / Henry Srebrnik

The Canadian Jewish left : culture, community and the Soviet Union / Ester Reiter

Jews in the communist party of Great Britain : perceptions of ethnicity and class / Stephen M. Cullen

Jewish communism in Australia / Philip Mendes

Jews and communism in South Africa / David Yoram Saks

Conclusion: the end of a dream / Matthew Hoffman and Henry Srebrnik

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438462202

1438462204