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Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews (American Jewish Civilization Series)
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Description for Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews (American Jewish Civilization Series)
Paperback. This work examines the historical relationship between American Jewry, the Jewish community in Israel and its predecessor, the "yishuv", the Jewish settlement in Palestine. The articles in this book range from Zionist movements in America to Israel's representation in contemporary prayer books. Editor(s): Gal, Allon. Series: American Jewish Civilization S. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
Envisioning Israel examines the deeply entwined yet often problematic historical relationship between American Jewry and the Jewish community in Israel and its predecessor, the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine from the 1880s until 1948.
To explore how North American Jews have envisioned Israel from the late 19th century through the present, Allon Gal initiated an international conference and has selected essays from it on the American Jewish community's political, religious, economic, and cultural responses to the formation and needs of modern Israel.
Written by leading scholars from various disciplines, the articles in this volume discuss the envisioning ... Read more
Envisioning Israel examines the deeply entwined yet often problematic historical relationship between American Jewry and the Jewish community in Israel and its predecessor, the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine from the 1880s until 1948.
To explore how North American Jews have envisioned Israel from the late 19th century through the present, Allon Gal initiated an international conference and has selected essays from it on the American Jewish community's political, religious, economic, and cultural responses to the formation and needs of modern Israel.
Written by leading scholars from various disciplines, the articles in this volume discuss the envisioning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Magnes Press
Condition
New
Series
American Jewish Civilization S.
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814326305
SKU
V9780814326305
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About
Allon Gal of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, is the author of several important books and numerous articles. Of Israeli birth and education, he received his Joint Ph. D., With Distinction, from Brandeis University's programs of Jewish and American history, and has frequently visited the United States especially its higher institutes of learning and its Jewish community. Professor Gal, a ... Read more
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