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Authors: Hagit Lavsky
ISBN-13: 9780814326732, ISBN-10: 0814326730
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Date Published: October 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Until now, the history of the German Zionist movement after the first World War and its role in the development of the world Zionist movement has been virtually ignored. Before Catstrophe reveals the social and political background of German Zionism, the building of a national home in Palestine, the arena of World-Zionist politics, and the face of the Arab-Jewish conflict.
Preface | 9 | |
Introduction: Setting the Stage | 11 | |
Ch. 1 | German Zionism - The First Phase | 18 |
Ch. 2 | The Impact of the War on German Zionism | 32 |
Ch. 3 | Plans for the Development of Palestine | 46 |
Ch. 4 | The Basis for Cooperation with Chaim Weizmann | 61 |
Ch. 5 | For the Sake of the Land of Israel | 88 |
Ch. 6 | Zionist Responsibility | 106 |
Ch. 7 | The Leftist Center | 126 |
Ch. 8 | First Encounter with The Arab Question | 141 |
Ch. 9 | Brith Shalom | 162 |
Ch. 10 | In the Wake of the 1929 Riots: A Breakdown of Unity | 181 |
Ch. 11 | Weizmannism on Trial | 207 |
Ch. 12 | Confronting the Nazi Threat | 227 |
Ch. 13 | German Zionism in Retrospect | 254 |
Abbreviations | 266 | |
Bibliography | 267 | |
Index | 279 | |
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