Japan, the Jews, and Israel: Similarities and Contrasts

by Meron Medzini

Although an ally of Nazi Germany during World War II, Japan adamantly refused to accede to German demands to deal harshly with the some 40,000 Jews living under its control. While there was anti-Semitism in Japan since the early 1920s, there was also philo-Semitism and great admiration for Jewish power, influence and achievements. Japan-Israel relations were very strained and tense from 1952 to the early 1990s due to Japan's dependence on Arab...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311123942X
• ISBN13: 9783111239422
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"