TY - BOOK AU - Srebrnik,Henry Felix ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Dreams of nationhood: American Jewish communists and the Soviet Birobidzhan project, 1924-1951 T2 - Jewish identities in post modern society AV - E184.J4 S74 2010eb U1 - 973/.04924 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Boston PB - Academic Studies Press KW - Icor KW - Jews KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - Jewish communists KW - History KW - Communism KW - Birobidzhan (Russia) KW - Evreĭskai͡a avtonomnai͡a oblastʹ (Russia) KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-282) and index; Introduction: American Jews, communism, the ICOR and Birobidzhan -- The formation of Ambijan -- The people's delegation and the popular front, 1935-1939 -- Wartime aid to the Soviet Union: the ICOR -- Wartime aid to the Soviet Union: Ambijan -- The postwar orphans' campaign and the Ambijan-ICOR merger -- The glory years, 1946-1948 -- Ambijan and the creation of israel -- The gathering storm: McCarthyism, cold war, and decline -- Islands of resistance, 1949-1950 -- Conclusion: from hope to hoax; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10512264 ER -