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This book explores the intertwined histories of Jews and the American Left through a rich variety of primary documents. Written in English and Yiddish, these documents reflect the entire spectrum of radical opinion, from anarchism to social democracy, Communism to socialist-Zionism. Rank-and-file activists, organizational leaders, intellectuals, and commentators, from within the Jewish community and beyond, all have their say. Their stories crisscross the Atlantic, spanning from the United States to Europe and British-ruled Palestine. The documents illuminate in fascinating detail the efforts ... More
Keywords: Jews, American Left, poverty, anti-semitism, American national identity, war, totalitarianism, Jewish radicals
Print publication date: 2012 | Print ISBN-13: 9780814757437 |
Published to NYU Press Scholarship Online: March 2016 | DOI:10.18574/nyu/9780814757437.001.0001 |
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