Abba Hillel Silver and American Zionism
The essays collected here investigate Rabbi Silver's Zionist political leadership, his impact on American Judaism, ideological orientation and relations with the leaders of the Palestine Jewish community, World Zionist Organization and the Jewish State.
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Bringing together, for the first time, several distinguished historians of Zionism and the American Jewish experience, Abba Hillel Silver and American Zionism offers a comprehensive treatment of one of the twentieth century's pre-eminent Jewish political figures. Silver was a champion of American Zionism whose singular role in modern Jewish history and the establishment of the State of Israel has been hitherto neglected. The contributions to this volume are diverse in scope; they are based on previously inaccessible and unexplored archival material. The essays investigate Silver's Zionist political leadership, impact on American Judaism, ideological orientation and relations with the leaders of the Palestine Jewish community, World Zionist Organization and the Jewish state. Booknews Zionist Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) was an important figure in modern Jewish political history whose singular role in the establishment of the state of Israel has been largely overlooked. This volume contains seven contributions reviewing his ideology and his political strategy. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
IntroductionZionism and Judaism: the Path of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver1Abba Hillel Silver as Zionist within the Camp of Reform Judaism9A Comparative Study of Zionist Leadership: Abba Hillel Silver and David Ben-Gurion33Zion and America: the Formative Visions of Abba Hillel Silver45Between Ideal and Reality: Abba Hillel Silver's Zionist Vision71Where American Zionism Differed: Abba Hillel Silver Reconsidered87Index123
\ BooknewsZionist Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) was an important figure in modern Jewish political history whose singular role in the establishment of the state of Israel has been largely overlooked. This volume contains seven contributions reviewing his ideology and his political strategy. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
