Essential papers on Jews and the Left
By: edited by Ezra Mendelsohn.
Contributors: Mendelsohn, Ezra.
Series: Essential papers on Jewish studies
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 552
Subjects: Socialism and Judaism; Jewish socialists -- History; Communism and Zionism; Socialism and antisemitism
Description: Essential Papers on Jews and the Left presents a sweeping portrait of the defining impact of the left on modern Jewish politics and culture in Europe, Palestine/Israel, and the New World. The contributions in the first part, entitled The Jewish Left, discuss specifically Jewish radical organizations such as the Bund and Poale Zion. The second section, Jews in the Left, explores the activities of Jews in general left-wing politics, emphasizing their role in the Russian revolutionary movement.

In the final section, The Left and the Jews, the essays examine the attitudes of the left in Europe and America toward the "Jewish question," including the key issue of Karl Marx and his reputedly anti-Jewish attitudes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.