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The Israeli-American Connection: Its Roots in the Yishuv, 1914-1945

by Michael Brown

Six leaders and the American influence on the Yishuv

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Six leaders and the American influence on the Yishuv

Michael Brown approaches the history of the Jewish settlement in Palestine through six biographies, tracing how the American experience intersected with the lives and careers of prominent Yishuv leaders during and between the world wars. The chapters examine Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Nahman Bialik, Berl Katznelson, Henrietta Szold, Golda Meir, and David Ben-Gurion, considering both their involvement with America and the images of America they held. Together, these portraits frame the Israeli-American connection as a subject of historical exchange, viewed through individual lives rather than as a single diplomatic narrative.

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  • Readers interested in the history of the Yishuv and Jewish settlement in Palestine.
  • Readers seeking biographical perspectives on six prominent leaders from the period.
  • Readers exploring American influence on Jewish history between the world wars.

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Yishuv historyBiographical historyAmerican influenceJewish history between the world wars

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The Israeli-American Connection examines the ways in which the American experience influenced some of the major leaders of the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine, during and between the world wars. In six biographical chapters, Michael Brown studies Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Nahman Bialik, Berl Katznelson, Henrietta Szold, Golda Meir, and David Ben-Gurian, focusing on each leader's involvement with and image of America, as well as the impact of America on their lives and careers.

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