From New Zion to Old Zion : American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917-1939 / Joseph B. Glass.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: American Holy Land Series | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource: illustrationsContent type:
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  • 9780814344224
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Maps; Preface; Introduction; 1. Attitudes toward American Jewish Migration to Palestine; 2. Information and Assistance; 3. Motivations for American Immigration to Palestine; 4. The Screening Process: Immigration Policies and Regulations; 5. The Spatial Distribution of American Olim; 6. American Ahuza Colonies; 7. The American Zion Commonwealth (1914-1928); 8. Private Development in the Rural Sector; 9. American Jewish Settlement on Jewish National Fund Lands; 10. Americans in the Urban Environment
Summary: American Aliyah (immigration to Palestine) began in the mid-nineteenth century fueled by the desire of American Jews to study Torah and by their wish to live and be buried in the Holy Land. His movement of people-men and women-increased between World War I and II, in direct contrast to European Jewry⁰́₉s desire to immigrate to the United States. Why would American Jews want to leave America, and what characterized their resettlement? From New Zion to Old Zion analyzes the migration of American Jews to Palestine between the two world wars and explores the contribution of these settlers to the building of Palestine. From New Zion to Old Zion draws upon international archival correspondence, newspapers, maps, photographs, interviews, and fieldwork to provide students and scholars of immigration and settlement processes, the Yishuv (Jewish community in Palestine), and America-Holy Land studies a well-researched portrait of Aliyah.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Maps; Preface; Introduction; 1. Attitudes toward American Jewish Migration to Palestine; 2. Information and Assistance; 3. Motivations for American Immigration to Palestine; 4. The Screening Process: Immigration Policies and Regulations; 5. The Spatial Distribution of American Olim; 6. American Ahuza Colonies; 7. The American Zion Commonwealth (1914-1928); 8. Private Development in the Rural Sector; 9. American Jewish Settlement on Jewish National Fund Lands; 10. Americans in the Urban Environment

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American Aliyah (immigration to Palestine) began in the mid-nineteenth century fueled by the desire of American Jews to study Torah and by their wish to live and be buried in the Holy Land. His movement of people-men and women-increased between World War I and II, in direct contrast to European Jewry⁰́₉s desire to immigrate to the United States. Why would American Jews want to leave America, and what characterized their resettlement? From New Zion to Old Zion analyzes the migration of American Jews to Palestine between the two world wars and explores the contribution of these settlers to the building of Palestine. From New Zion to Old Zion draws upon international archival correspondence, newspapers, maps, photographs, interviews, and fieldwork to provide students and scholars of immigration and settlement processes, the Yishuv (Jewish community in Palestine), and America-Holy Land studies a well-researched portrait of Aliyah.

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