The Jewish Emergence from Powerlessness

by Yehuda Bauer

The theme of this book is the gradual emergence of the Jewish people from total political powerlessness - a development stretching over nearly 100 years and culminating in the consolidation in the State of Israel. Ironically, Professor Bauer demonstrates, events during this period stemmed in part from a belief in the power of the international Jewish community that never existed - but that motivated both the Germans and, after the war, the British.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802063543
• ISBN13: 9780802063540
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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The Jewish Emergence from Powerlessness

Gun control is a burning issue in America today. Bauer raises legitiate concerns about this issue in relation to the ability of the Jewish people to protect themselves from tyranny and extermination during the Nazi era. Bauer discusses the inability of the Jewish people to defend themselves before, and during, the Holocaust because of anti-gun laws which disarmed the civilian population. Though commentary on armed resistance is only a portion of the book; this section alone made the writing worth the money spent, and has profoundly affected my stance on private gun ownership.