The Yishuv in the Shadow of the Holocaust Zionist Politics and Rescue Aliya, 1933-1939 |
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| Author:
| Edelheit, Abraham J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-3039-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1996 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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For the Jewish world, the 1930s was a time of escalating crises--the rise of the Nazis, increasing Arab enmity, and the hardening of British policies in Palestine. Reexamining controversial episodes in modern Jewish history, Abraham Edelheit offers the first systematic institutional analysis of the Yishuv’s responses to the imperative of saving European Jewry from the growing Nazi threat. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, this book will be essential reading for all...
More DescriptionFor the Jewish world, the 1930s was a time of escalating crises--the rise of the Nazis, increasing Arab enmity, and the hardening of British policies in Palestine. Reexamining controversial episodes in modern Jewish history, Abraham Edelheit offers the first systematic institutional analysis of the Yishuv’s responses to the imperative of saving European Jewry from the growing Nazi threat. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of the Holocaust.