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New Zion to Old Zion American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917-1939 Joseph B. Glass |
American aliyah (immigration to Palestine) began in the mid-nineteenth century fueled by the desire of American Jews to study Torah and by their wish to live and be buried in the Holy Land. This movement of people—men and women—increased between World War I and II, in direct contrast to European Jewry's desire to immigrate to the United States. Why would American Jews want to leave America, and what characterized their resettlement? From New Zion to Old Zion analyzes the migration of American Jews to Palestine between the two World Wars and explores the contribution of these settlers to the building of Palestine. Joseph B. Glass studies the motivational factors for emigration from the United States, the sources of information and available resources required for settlement, and the political barriers to migration. | "This
book contributes enormously to our knowledge and will stand as the definitive
study of American Jewish immigration and settlement in Palestine during
the inter-war years. Joseph Glass has spent years researching his subject
and demonstrates a mastery of both primary and secondary sources. No study
matches this one in terms of its comprehensiveness and thoroughness." —Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University Joseph B. Glass was until recently academic coordinator of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies. |
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Land Monographs $42.95s cloth / ISBN 0-8143-2842-3 352 pages / 6 x 9 35 b&w illustrations 2002 contents > introduction [partial] > extract > index > |
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