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The Holocaust averted : an alternate history of American Jewry, 1938-1967
Title
The Holocaust averted : an alternate history of American Jewry, 1938-1967 / Jeffrey S. Gurock.
ISBN
9780813572376
0813572371
9780813572390
0813572398
9780813572406
0813572401
Publication
New Brunswick, New Jersey ; London : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Physical Description
x, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 06, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
A world at war, 1938
American Jewry in the late 1930s: a respite for an insecure community
Conflicting challenges for an America at peace, 1938-1944
Without the 'boss': American Jewry's concerns, 1940-1944
The Eastern European threat and an end to U.S. isolationism, 1944-1945
Divided allegiances: American Jews and Israel, 1944-1950
Suburban Jewish cul de sacs, 1950-1960
The 1960s and the trials of acceptance for American Jews
Unending dilemmas: Israelis, Arabs, the world powers and American Jews
Conclusion alternate history and the realities of American Jewish life.
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