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Title: Zionist Mobilization in America

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Publication Year: 1999

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Abstract: This chapter examines why American Jews came to support the Zionist goal of establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine during the 1899-1933 period. Zionism remains one of the most successful examples of diasporin nationalism. By diasporin nationalism, I mean the phenomenon of political actors forming a self concious community to achieve political independence for their real or imaginary homeland outside of the political state in which they reside. A literature review reveals that much attention has been paid to the general factors affecting the American Jewish community during this period. In particular attention has focused on two factors; first the ongoing attachment of Eastern European Jewish immigrants to their co-regionalists in Eastern Europe, and second, the rise in Jewish secularism and philanthropy. A statistical analysis indicates little support for these hypotheses and indicates that conflicts within the Jewish community were pivotal.

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Authors: Kenny, John

Publisher: University of Chicago

Publisher Location: Chicago

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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