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Immigration, Ideology, and Public Activity from an American Jewish Perspective
A Journey across Three Continents
Series: - Brill's Series in Jewish Studies, Volume: 71
Author:
Zohar Segevâs book Immigration, Ideology, and Public Activity from an American Jewish Perspective examines the lives and careers of four distinguished figures involved in the Zionist movement in the USA and early years of Israel's statehood. Aryeh Tartakower, Aryey Kubovy, Benjamin Akzin, and Jacob Robinson emigrated from Europe to the USA during the 1930s and 1940s; they later immigrated to Israel. Following their paths reveals the multifaceted nature of modern Jewish history in the mid-twentieth century, providing a perspective on the reciprocal relations between the American Diaspora and the state of Israel. Key historic events such as Adolf Eichmannâs trial and the debate over the bombing of Auschwitz are given intriguing new perspectives from the papers of these central leaders in the Jewish and Zionist endeavor.
Zohar Segev, Ph.D. (1999), is professor of Jewish History at the University of Haifa. He has published books and many articles on American Jewish History including The World Jewish Congress during the Holocaust: Between Activism and Restraint (De Gruyter, 2014).
Preface
Introduction
â1âA Journey across Three Continents
1 American Zionism
â1âZionism without Zion: Zionism from an American Jewish Perspective
â2âThe World Jewish Congress
â3âThe Zionist Diaspora in the United States â a View from Palestine and Israel
2 Aryeh Tartakower
â1âThe International Committee of the Red Cross
â2âThe Jewish Diaspora after World War II
â3âThe Jewish Diaspora and the State of Israel: Tartakower and Jewish Nationalism
3 Aryeh Kubovy
â1âSupport, Opposition, Reservation: The Bombing of Auschwitz as Brought to Light by Kubovyâs Papers
â2âRescue Activist and Refugee: Kubovy in the United States
4 Benjamin Akzin
â1âAkzin in the American Zionist Emergency Council
â2âMyth and Fact, Denial and Concealment, the Jewish Voice in Akzinâs Papers
â3âAmerican Citizens as a Political Agent in the Exodus Affair
â4âAkzin and American Jewry
5 Jacob Robinson
â1âRobinson and the Institute of Jewish Affairs
â2âHolocaust Documentation and Historiography
â3âThe Eichmann Trial
Discussion and Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
â1âA Journey across Three Continents
1 American Zionism
â1âZionism without Zion: Zionism from an American Jewish Perspective
â2âThe World Jewish Congress
â3âThe Zionist Diaspora in the United States â a View from Palestine and Israel
2 Aryeh Tartakower
â1âThe International Committee of the Red Cross
â2âThe Jewish Diaspora after World War II
â3âThe Jewish Diaspora and the State of Israel: Tartakower and Jewish Nationalism
3 Aryeh Kubovy
â1âSupport, Opposition, Reservation: The Bombing of Auschwitz as Brought to Light by Kubovyâs Papers
â2âRescue Activist and Refugee: Kubovy in the United States
4 Benjamin Akzin
â1âAkzin in the American Zionist Emergency Council
â2âMyth and Fact, Denial and Concealment, the Jewish Voice in Akzinâs Papers
â3âAmerican Citizens as a Political Agent in the Exodus Affair
â4âAkzin and American Jewry
5 Jacob Robinson
â1âRobinson and the Institute of Jewish Affairs
â2âHolocaust Documentation and Historiography
â3âThe Eichmann Trial
Discussion and Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
The book speaks to scholars and students who engage in Jewish history, American history, Israel studies, and Holocaust studies.