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Informationen zum Autor By Michael Galchinsky Klappentext Jews and Human Rights analyzes the role of Jews in the formation of international human rights efforts throughout the U.S., Israel, and the Former Soviet Union. It examines this human rights work as part of a total system of Jewish political commitments, a system shaped by both human rights history and Jewish history. Jews and Human Rights argues that protecting human rights has been a persistent, if not always predominant, feature of Jews' political mission in the world. Zusammenfassung Analyzes the role of Jews in the formation of international human rights efforts throughout the US! Israel! and the Former Soviet Union. This work examines this human rights work as part of a total system of Jewish political commitments! a system shaped by both human rights history and Jewish history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Building Human Rights Chapter 2 Freeing Soviet Jews-and After Chapter 3 Jewish Responses to Non-Jewish Genocides Chapter 4 American Jews and Violations in Zion: A Case Study Chapter 5 Israeli, Jewish, Human Chapter 6 Appendix A: Genocides and Other Mass Killings Chapter 7 Appendix B: Israel's Adoption of Major Human Rights Treaties Chapter 8 Appendix C: Glossary of Abbreviations

Product details

• Authors: Michael Galchinsky, Galchinsky Michael
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2007
• EAN: 9780742552661
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5266-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Jewish Studies, Human rights, civil rights, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities