International Jewish Humanitarianism in the Age of the Great War

The untold story of how American Jews reinvented modern humanitarianism during the Great War and rebuilt Jewish life in Jewish homelands.

Table des matières

Preface; Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. War Sufferers: Moving Money in War; 2. The Hungry: Establishing In-Kind Relief in the Field; 3. Refugee: Solutions without Resolution; 4. The Sick: Jewish Fitness through Jewish Health; 5. Child: Welfare for a Contested Jewish Future; 6. The Impoverished: Credit as Reconstruction; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

A propos de l'auteur

Jaclyn Granick is Lecturer in History and Religion at Cardiff University.

Résumé

Jaclyn Granick reveals the untold story of how American Jews reinvented modern humanitarianism during the Great War and rebuilt Jewish life in Jewish homelands. She provides insights into the origins of American Jewish philanthropy and politics and its implications for understanding modern humanitarianism as a whole.

Préface

The untold story of how American Jews reinvented modern humanitarianism during the Great War and rebuilt Jewish life in Jewish homelands.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jaclyn Granick
• Edition: Cambridge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781108816830
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81683-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Poids: 604 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Thème: Human Rights in History
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Judaïsme; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Human rights, civil rights, History and Archaeology, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities