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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454728503321

Autore

Medoff Rafael <1959->

Titolo

Militant Zionism in America [[electronic resource] ] : the rise and impact of the Jabotinsky movement in the United States, 1926-1948 / / Rafael Medoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2002

ISBN

0-8173-1348-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Judaic studies series

Disciplina

320.54/095694

323.11924073

Soggetti

Jews - United States - Politics and government - 20th century

Revisionist Zionism - United States - History - 20th century

Zionism - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-278) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Planting the Seeds of Militant Zionism in America; 2. Revisionist Zionism Takes Root in America; 3. Militant Zionism as a Response to Arab Terror and Nazism; 4. Jabotinsky's Return to America; 5. "Words Are the Most Effective Means of Political Warfare"; 6. Wooing the Republicans; 7. A Powerful New Alliance; 8. A Flag Is Born; 9. The Guerrilla Rabbi; 10. Explaining the Jewish Revolt to America; 11. Guns for Zion; 12. Afterword: Bringing the Jewish Tragedy to the Fore; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 1930's and 1940's. Although these activists have been dismissed as fanatics who fragmented the American Zionist movement, Rafael Medoff reveals that the faction