Militant Zionism in America - The Rise and Impact of the Jabotinsky Movement in the United States, 1926-1948 (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

This in-depth look at a controversial faction of American Zionism fills a void in the story of American Zionism--and in the story of American Judaism. This book recounts the fascinating and little-known story of the militant American Zionists who lobbied Congress, rallied American public opinion, and influenced British-American relations in their campaign for Jewish statehood in the 1930s and 1940s. Although these activists have been dismissed as fanatics who fragmented the American Zionist movement, Rafael Medoff reveals that the faction--which included an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and several future members of the Israeli parliament--was more influential than has been previously acknowledged. These militants stirred America's conscience by placing controversial newspaper ads, lobbying conservative as well as liberal members of Congress, and staging dramatic protest rallies. Through these tactics, Medoff shows, they attracted a wave of support from an extraordinary cross-section of leading Americans, including comedians Harpo Marx and Carl Reiner, actors Vincent Price, Marlon Brando, and Jane Wyatt, musician Leonard Bernstein, and rising young politicians Jacob Javits and Hubert Humphrey. Medoff also describes the shadowy underground division that smuggled weapons to the Holy Land in caskets, naming and interviewing for the first time members of this gunrunning network. Based on years of archival research and interviews and written in a compelling style, Militant Zionism in America documents events that reshaped the American Jewish community, influenced American foreign policy, and contributed to one of the most extraordinary events of modern history: the creation of the State of Israel. Rafael Medoff is a Visiting Scholar at the State University of New York -- Purchase College.

General

Imprint:	The University of Alabama Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Judaic Studies
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	September 2006
Authors:	Rafael Medoff
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8173-5370-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism
LSN:	0-8173-5370-4
Barcode:	9780817353704

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