Struggle for Soviet Jewry in American Politics - Israel Versus the American Jewish Establishment

Informationen zum Autor Fred A. Lazin Klappentext Until 1989 most Soviet Jews wanting to immigrate to the United States left on visas for Israel via Vienna. In Vienna, with the assistance of American aid organizations, thousands of Soviet Jews transferred to Rome and applied for refugee entry into the United States. The Struggle for Soviet Jewry in American Politics examines the conflict between the Israeli government and the organized American Jewish community over the final destination of Soviet Jewish ZmigrZs between 1967 and 1989. Zusammenfassung Until 1989 most Soviet Jews wanting to immigrate to the United States left on visas for Israel via Vienna. This work examines the conflict between the Israeli government and the organized American Jewish community over the final destination of Soviet Jewish ZmigrZs between 1967 and 1989. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Putting the Soviet Jewry Issue on the Public Agenda in the United States: From Indifference to the Jackson-Vanik Amendment Chapter 3 Freedom of Choice and the Committee of Eight: Israel Versus the American Jewish Establishment Chapter 4 Round Two of the Freedom of Choice Debate: The Israelis Fail Again Chapter 5 The 1980s: The Soviet Jewry Advocacy Movement is Kept Alive Chapter 6 The Reagan Gorbachev Summits: Moving Toward a Resolution of the Soviet Jewry Issue Chapter 7 The Conflict over Turf in the American Soviet Jewry Advocacy Movement: The Dominance of the CJF Chapter 8 The Final Struggle over Soviet Jewish Emigration: A Quota that Ended the Freedom of Choice Debate Chapter 9 American Jews, Soviet Jewry Advocacy, Israel and American Politics: American Jewish Leaders Redefine Their Political Interests

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Fred Lazin, Fred A. Lazin, Lazin Fred A.
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 27.09.2005
• EAN: 9780739113431
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1343-1
• Pages: 368
• Thèmes: Studies in Public Policy; Studies in Public Policy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; USA, Israel, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities