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Title A vanished ideology : essays on the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world in the twentieth century / edited by Matthew B. Hoffman and Henry F. Srebrnik
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, 2016

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Contents Introduction / Matthew Hoffman and Henry Srebrnik -- At what cost comrades? : exploring the Jewishness of yiddish-speaking communists in the United States / Matthew Hoffman -- The scorched melting pot : the Jewish people's fraternal order and the making of American Jewish communism, 1930-1950 / Jennifer Young -- Paul Novick, a standard-bearer of yiddish communism / Gennady Estraikh -- Chasing an illusion : the Canadian Jewish communist movement / Henry Srebrnik -- The Canadian Jewish left : culture, community and the Soviet Union / Ester Reiter -- Jews in the communist party of Great Britain : perceptions of ethnicity and class / Stephen M. Cullen -- Jewish communism in Australia / Philip Mendes -- Jews and communism in South Africa / David Yoram Saks -- Conclusion: the end of a dream / Matthew Hoffman and Henry Srebrnik -- Contributors -- Index
Summary "First comprehensive examination of the rise and decline of the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world."-- Provided by Publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Jewish communists -- History
Communism -- History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Communism
Jewish communists
Juden
Kommunismus
Englisches Sprachgebiet
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Hoffman, Matthew (Matthew B.), editor.
Srebrnik, Henry Felix, editor
ISBN 9781438462202
1438462204