The Israeli-American connection : its roots in the yishuv, 1914-1945

The Israeli-American connection : its roots in the yishuv, 1914-1945 / Michael Brown.

The Israeli-American Connection examines the ways in which the American experience influenced some of the major leaders of the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine, during and between the world wars. In six biographical chapters, Michael Brown studies Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Nahman Bialik,...

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Main Author: Brown, Michael (Michael G.), 1938- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018.
Series:American Holy Land Series
Subjects:
Zionists > Palestine > Biography.
Zionism > United States.
REL040030.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Jewish Studies.
HISTORY > Jewish.
Zionism
Zionists
Middle East > Palestine
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The Israeli-American Connection examines the ways in which the American experience influenced some of the major leaders of the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine, during and between the world wars. In six biographical chapters, Michael Brown studies Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Nahman Bialik, Berl Katznelson, Henrietta Szold, Golda Meir, and David Ben-Gurian, focusing on each leader's involvement with and image of America, as well as the impact of America on their lives and careers.
Item Description:The publication of this volume in a freely accessible digital format has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation through their Humanities Open Book Program.
15 black and white images.
Physical Description:1 online resource (396 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:0814344585
9780814344583

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