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On Modern Jewish Politics

By: Ezra Mendelsohn

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Paperback | 4 November 1993

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This book is a concise guide to and analysis of the complexities of modern Jewish politics in the interwar European and American diaspora. "Jewish politics" refers to the different and opposing visions of the Jewish future as formulated by various Jewish political parties and organizations and their efforts to implement their programs and thereby solve the "Jewish question." Mendelsohn begins by attempting a typology of these Jewish political parties and organizations, dividing them into a number of schools or "camps." He then suggests a "geography" of Jewish politics by locating the core areas of the various camps. There follows an analysis of the competition among the various Jewish political camps for hegemony in the Jewish world--an analysis that pays particular attention to the situation in the United States and Poland, the two largest diasporas, in the 1920s and 1930s. The final chapters ask the following questions: what were the sources of appeal of the various Jewish
political camps (such as the Jewish left and Jewish nationalism), to what extent did the various factions succeed in their efforts to implement their plans for the Jewish future, and how were Jewish politics similar to, or different from, the politics of other minority groups in Europe and America? Mendelsohn concludes with a discussion of the great changes that have occurred in the world of Jewish politics since World War II.

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"Mendelsohn's fine overview of Jewish politics...fills a conspicuous vacuum, often brilliantly....All in all, this is an impartial, highly competent, and instructive book."--American Historical Review "Very spirited and controversial...A first-rate book."--Jewish Chronicle "An invaluable history of the reaction of Europe's Jews to the vast changes brought about by 20th-century political upheavals."--CHOICE "Ezra Mendelsohn's dissection of modern Jewish politics is immensely informative and clear, and it is enriched with abundant supportive examples from the spheres of literature, art, and music. Although political history is one of the most developed areas in the study of other European peoples, only lately has Jewish political behavior begun to be analyzed in analogous terms, and in this field Mendelsohn is one of a small number of pioneering scholars."--Commentary

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Non-Fiction History Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Religion & Beliefs Judaism General & World History Politics & Government Society & Culture Social Groups Social & Cultural Aspects of Religious Groups Jewish Studies

Varieties	p. 3
Geography	p. 37
Dynamics	p. 63
Appeal	p. 93
Success?	p. 115
Comparisons	p. 127
Conclusions: Then and Now	p. 141
Notes	p. 147
Index	p. 161
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