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Jews Against Prejudice: American Jews and the Fight for Civil Liberties
Stuart Svonkin
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Hardback. This vital contribution to the story of civil rights in modern America traces the political evolution of Jewish defense organizations from their initial incarnations as groups concerned primarily with defending American Jews against the virulent anti-Semitism of the 1920s and 1930s to their leading role in the fight against all forms of prejudice during the middle half of this century. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSR1; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
America's dark history of anti-Semitism, racism, and ethnic bigotry-and many of the efforts to combat such prejudice-has received growing attention in recent years. Yet one of the most important stories in America's struggle to overcome ethnic and religious hatred has gone largely untold. From the Depression to the late 1960s Jewish organizations-working as the leaders in a broadly based social and political movement-waged a determined campaign to eliminate all forms of discrimination and prejudice from American society. Stuart Svonkin delves into the archival records of America's three major Jewish defense groups-the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, ... Read more
America's dark history of anti-Semitism, racism, and ethnic bigotry-and many of the efforts to combat such prejudice-has received growing attention in recent years. Yet one of the most important stories in America's struggle to overcome ethnic and religious hatred has gone largely untold. From the Depression to the late 1960s Jewish organizations-working as the leaders in a broadly based social and political movement-waged a determined campaign to eliminate all forms of discrimination and prejudice from American society. Stuart Svonkin delves into the archival records of America's three major Jewish defense groups-the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231106382
SKU
V9780231106382
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About Stuart Svonkin
Stuart Svonkin received his Ph.D. in History from Columbia University and will complete his J.D. from Harvard Law School in the Spring of 1999. He has taught American History and Jewish History at Columbia University and the New School for Social Research.
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