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2523325Militant Zionism in Americahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/militant-zionism-in-america-9780817313487/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2124577/1f4b9dfd-704f-43c8-8365-70ce1a84fcc7.jpg?v=638383542794800000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2121750/1f4b9dfd-704f-43c8-8365-70ce1a84fcc7.jpg?v=638383538964130000487676MXNUniversity of Alabama PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>This in-depth look at a controversial faction of American Zionism fills<br />a void in the story of American Zionism--and in the story of American Judaism.</p><p>This book recounts the fascinating and little-known story<br />of the militant American Zionists who lobbied Congress, rallied American<br />public opinion, and influenced British-American relations in their campaign<br />for Jewish statehood in the 1930s and 1940s. Although these activists have<br />been dismissed as fanatics who fragmented the American Zionist movement,<br />Rafael Medoff reveals that the faction--which included an Academy Award-winning<br />screenwriter and several future members of the Israeli parliament--was<br />more influential than has been previously acknowledged.</p><p>These militants stirred Americas conscience by placing<br />controversial newspaper ads, lobbying conservative as well as liberal members<br />of Congress, and staging dramatic protest rallies. Through these tactics,<br />Medoff shows, they attracted a wave of support from an extraordinary cross-section<br />of leading Americans, including comedians Harpo Marx and Carl Reiner, actors<br />Vincent Price, Marlon Brando, and Jane Wyatt, musician Leonard Bernstein,<br />and rising young politicians Jacob Javits and Hubert Humphrey. Medoff also<br />describes the shadowy underground division that smuggled weapons to the<br />Holy Land in caskets, naming and interviewing for the first time members<br />of this gunrunning network.</p><p>Based on years of archival research and interviews and<br />written in a compelling style, <em>Militant Zionism in America</em> documents<br />events that reshaped the American Jewish community, influenced American<br />foreign policy, and contributed to one of the most extraordinary events<br />of modern history: the creation of the State of Israel.</p><p>Rafael Medoff is a Visiting Scholar at the State University of New York -- Purchase College.</p>...2459527Militant Zionism in America487676https://www.gandhi.com.mx/militant-zionism-in-america-9780817313487/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2124577/1f4b9dfd-704f-43c8-8365-70ce1a84fcc7.jpg?v=638383542794800000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2121750/1f4b9dfd-704f-43c8-8365-70ce1a84fcc7.jpg?v=638383538964130000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099780817313487_W3siaWQiOiI4MjQ3MjQ1Ni1mNzNiLTRlOTctOGU4OC1kYjU4YjkwZGQxZGYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjY3NiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjE4OSwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo0ODcsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9780817313487_<p>This in-depth look at a controversial faction of American Zionism fills<br />a void in the story of American Zionism--and in the story of American Judaism.</p><p>This book recounts the fascinating and little-known story<br />of the militant American Zionists who lobbied Congress, rallied American<br />public opinion, and influenced British-American relations in their campaign<br />for Jewish statehood in the 1930s and 1940s. Although these activists have<br />been dismissed as fanatics who fragmented the American Zionist movement,<br />Rafael Medoff reveals that the faction--which included an Academy Award-winning<br />screenwriter and several future members of the Israeli parliament--was<br />more influential than has been previously acknowledged.</p><p>These militants stirred Americas conscience by placing<br />controversial newspaper ads, lobbying conservative as well as liberal members<br />of Congress, and staging dramatic protest rallies. Through these tactics,<br />Medoff shows, they attracted a wave of support from an extraordinary cross-section<br />of leading Americans, including comedians Harpo Marx and Carl Reiner, actors<br />Vincent Price, Marlon Brando, and Jane Wyatt, musician Leonard Bernstein,<br />and rising young politicians Jacob Javits and Hubert Humphrey. Medoff also<br />describes the shadowy underground division that smuggled weapons to the<br />Holy Land in caskets, naming and interviewing for the first time members<br />of this gunrunning network.</p><p>Based on years of archival research and interviews and<br />written in a compelling style, <em>Militant Zionism in America</em> documents<br />events that reshaped the American Jewish community, influenced American<br />foreign policy, and contributed to one of the most extraordinary events<br />of modern history: the creation of the State of Israel.</p><p>Rafael Medoff is a Visiting Scholar at the State University of New York -- Purchase College.</p>...9780817313487_University of Alabama Presslibro_electonico_c38180a8-bc9c-3586-8208-387854e0b831_9780817313487;9780817313487_9780817313487Rafael MedoffInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/uofchicagopress-epub-a1cc432e-64d1-4aa0-874a-a7c6ec5cf9a8.epub2009-06-15T00:00:00+00:00University of Alabama Press