The Struggle for Soviet Jewry in American Politics: Israel versus the American Jewish Establishment

by Frederick A. Lazin

Book Overview

Until 1989 most Soviet Jews wanting to immigrate to the United States left on visas for Israel via Vienna. In Vienna, with the assistance of American aid organizations, thousands of Soviet Jews transferred to Rome and applied for refugee entry into the United States. The Struggle for Soviet Jewry in American Politics examines the conflict between the Israeli government and the organized American Jewish community over the final destination of Soviet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739113437
• ISBN13: 9780739113431
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"