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The Road to September 1939 - Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II (Hardcover)
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The Road to September 1939 - Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II (Hardcover)
Series: The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry
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In European and Holocaust historiography, it is generally believed
that neither the Zionist movement nor the Yishuv, acting primarily
out of self-interest, energetically attempted to help European Jews
escape the Nazi threat. Drawing on the memoirs, letters, and
institutional reports of Chaim Weizmann, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, David
Ben-Gurion, and many others, this volume sheds new light on a
troubled period in Jewish history. Reinharz and Shavit trace Jewish
responses to developments in Eastern and Central Europe to show
that-contrary to recent scholarship and popular belief-Zionists in
the Yishuv worked tirelessly on the international stage on behalf
of their co-religionists in Europe. Focusing particularly on
Poland, while explicating conditions in Germany and Czechoslovakia
as well, the authors examine the complicated political issues that
arose not just among Jews themselves, but within national
governments in Britain, Europe, and America. Piercing to the heart
of conversations about how or whether to save Jews in an
increasingly hostile Europe, this volume provides a nuanced and
thoughtful assessment of what could and could not be achieved in
the years just prior to World War II and the Holocaust.
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