Militant Zionism in America: The Rise and Impact of the Jabotinsky Movement in the United States, 1926-1948

by Rafael Medoff

Book Overview

This in-depth look at a controversial faction of American Zionism fills
a void in the story of American Zionism--and in the story of American Judaism.

This book recounts the fascinating and little-known story
of the militant American Zionists who lobbied Congress, rallied American
public opinion, and influenced British-American relations in their campaign
for Jewish statehood in the 1930s and 1940s. Although these activists have
been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817353704
• ISBN13: 9780817353704
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"

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This fascinating and well-written book really illuminates thepolitical-diplomatic struggles of the 1940s that led up to the creation of Israel. Among other things, it reveals the behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts by Zionist activists in Washington, including previously unknown relationships that conservative Zionists established with Republican legislators--at a time when most other Jewish leaders worked almost exclusively with liberal Democrats. "Militant Zionism in America" is also chock full of intriguing episodes that I've never read about anywhere else, such as how a militant Zionist play that raised funds for the Palestine underground militias was used to put an end to discrimination against blacks in Baltimore's theaters! There are also compelling chapters on how American Zionists smuggled weapons tothe Jewish fighters in Palestine, and how the FBI spied on the Zionists for nearly a decade.Highly recommended.