Its Roots in the Yishuv, 1914-1945
Michael Brown
$44.95s / ISBN 0-8143-2536-X
396 pages
16 illustrations
1997
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Israeli-American Connection Its Roots in the Yishuv, 1914-1945 Michael Brown |
The Israeli-American Connection examines the ways in which the American experience influenced some of the major leaders of the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine, during and between the world wars, a crucial time for the development of the framework for statehood and of the new Hebrew-speaking society. In six rich, biographical chapters, Michael Brown studies the central figures of the yishuv: Revisionist-Zionist maverick Vladimir Jabotinksy; poet Chaim Nahman Bialik; influential labor leader Berl Kaznelson; the American-born founder of Hadassah, Henrietta Szold; beloved American-raised Zionist leader and later prime minister, Golda Meir; and David BenGurion, the foremost statesman of the era. The Israeli-American Connection is a fascinating intellectual history of six leaders who helped nurture and shape what continues to be a relationship of global importance. Without their efforts, the yishuv might well have become a minority Jewish community in an Arab Palestine. | "Brown elevates the level of discussion of Israeli history though his fascinating and extremely well researched discussion of six prominent figures from the Yishuv, the pre-State of Israel Palestine, and their attitudes toward the U.S. and its Jewish community. . ." —Joseph B. Glass, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus | |||||||||||||
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Monograph Series $44.95s / ISBN 0-8143-2536-X 396 pages 16 illustrations 1997 |
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