Dark Times, Dire Decisions - Jews and Communism - Vol. XX (Studies in Contemporary Jewry)

Dark Times, Dire Decisions: Jews and Communism: Vol. XX (Studies in Contemporary Jewry)
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English | 412 pages | OUP USA; 1st edition (2 June 2005) | 0195182243 | PDF | 4.03 Mb

Bringing together contributions from tweleve outstanding scholars, volume 20 of this distinguished annual nstrates 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.