Japan, the Jews, and Israel : Similarities and Contrasts / Meron Medzini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medzini, Meron, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Japan--History.

Jews.

Israel--Foreign relations--Japan.

Israel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2024]

Summary:

Although an ally of Nazi Germany during World War II, Japan adamantly refused to accede to German demands to deal harshly with the some 40,000 Jews living under its control.While there was anti-Semitism in Japan since the early 1920s, there was also philo-Semitism and great admiration for Jewish power, influence and achievements.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: When Did the Jews Arrive in Japan?

Chapter 2: Japan and the Jews: Initial Contacts

Chapter 3: 1905: The Japanese Elite Discover International Jewish Power

Chapter 4: The Bolshevik Revolution and Its Implications for Japan

Chapter 5: Japan and the Zionist Movement

Chapter 6: Japan and the Jews of Manchuria

Chapter 7: Japan and Jewish Refugees, 1933-1941

Chapter 8: The Sugihara Saga

Chapter 9: Japan's Jewish Policy during the Pacific War, 1941-1945

Chapter 10: The Jewish Question in Japan- Germany Relations, 1933-1945

Chapter 11: What Did the Japanese Know About the Holocaust?

Chapter 12: Japan Encounters the Holocaust

Chapter 13: Japan-Israel Relations, 1952-1990

Chapter 14: Holocaust Denial in Japan

Chapter 15: Japan-Israel Relations, 1990 to the Present

Chapter 16: What Do Japan and Israel Have in Common?

Chapter 17: What Does the Future Bode for Israel- Japan Relations?

Sources

Index for Japan, the Jews and Israel.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783111239781

OCLC:

1452129538