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The Israeli-American connection : its roots in the yishuv, 1914-1945
- Title
- The Israeli-American connection : its roots in the yishuv, 1914-1945 / Michael Brown.
- Author
- Brown, Michael (Michael G.), 1938-
- Publication
- Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DS151.A2 B76 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 396 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This book 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. the author focuses on the leader's involvement with and image of america, both positive and negative, as well as the impact of america on their lives and careers.
- Series Statement
- America-Holy Land monographs
- Uniform Title
- America-Holy Land monographs
- Subject
- Zionists > Palestine > Biography
- Zionism > United States
- 15.75 history of Asia
- 15.85 history of America
- International relations
- Zionism
- Zionists
- Biografie
- Zionismus
- Zionist
- Buitenlandse betrekkingen
- Zionisme
- Statesmen > Israel
- Sionistes > Palestine > Biographies
- Sionisme > États-Unis
- Juifs > Palestine > 1882-1948
- United States > Relations > Palestine
- Palestine > Relations > United States
- Middle East > Palestine
- United States
- Palästina
- USA
- Israel
- Eretz Israel > Relations > United States > To 1947
- Israel > Foreign relations > United States
- United States > Foreign relations > Israel > To 1947
- United States > Relations > Israel > To 1947
- États-Unis > Relations > Palestine
- Palestine > Relations > États-Unis
- USA
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-377) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: The Yishuv Discovers America -- 2. Vladimir Jabotinsky: A Politician Who Missed the Boat -- 3. Chaim Nahman Bialik: America, A Cultural Wasteland with Promise -- 4. Berl Katznelson: A Man of the Spirit Confronts the Land of Dollars -- 5. Henrietta Szold: Health, Education, and Welfare, American-Style -- 6. Golda Meir: "Minister of American Affairs" -- 7. David Ben-Gurion: Building the American Alliance -- 8. Afterword.
- ISBN
- 081432536X
- 9780814325360
- LCCN
- 96005939
- OCLC
- ocm34474340
- 34474340
- SCSB-14468426
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library