
Dark Times, Dire Decisions
Jews and Communism
Jonathan Frankel(Editor)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 2. June 2005
Book
Hardback
410 pages
978-0-19-518224-8 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together contributions from tweleve outstanding scholars, volume 20 of this distinguished annual demonstrates in what extremely varied - and often controversial - ways Communisim and Jewish history interacted during the so-called short twentieth century. Among the key issues examined in this volume are whether, when, and why a disproportionate number of Jews (by origin if not by belief) joined the Communist movement; how significant a role they played in that movement and in the Jewish world; what policies were pursued by the Communist regimes and parties towards the Jewish people as well as Jewish party memebers; and what impact the association - real or imagined - between Jews and Communists had on the rise of antisemitism.
Reviews / Votes
...fascinating collection of essays. * Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
26 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
26 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
781 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-518224-8 (9780195182248)
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Person
The Studies in Contemporary Jewry series is edited by Jonathan Frankel, Eli Lederhendler, Peter Y. Medding, and Ezra Mendelsohn, who teach Jewish history, society, and politics at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Jonathan Frankel, the editor of Volume XX, is the Tamara and Saveli Grinberg Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies and Professor Emeritus at the Avraham Harman Institute of
Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University. He is author of a number of books including The Damascus Affair: "Ritual Murder," Politics and the Jews in 1840. The symposium is co-edited by Dan Diner, Professor of History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and director of the
Simon-Dubnow Institute for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Leipzig.
Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University. He is author of a number of books including The Damascus Affair: "Ritual Murder," Politics and the Jews in 1840. The symposium is co-edited by Dan Diner, Professor of History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and director of the
Simon-Dubnow Institute for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Leipzig.
Editor
Tamara and Saveli Grinberg Professor of Russian Studies, Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary JewryTamara and Saveli Grinberg Professor of Russian Studies, Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Emeritus)