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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Prefazione

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jaclyn Granick
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781108816830
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81683-0
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 604 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Human Rights in History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo; 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