Book details: STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONFERENCE ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: ADOPTED BY THE INTERIM COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1943.
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American Jewish Conference. Interim Committee.
STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONFERENCE ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: ADOPTED BY THE INTERIM COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1943.
Imprint: New York City; American Jewish Conference, 1943
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Pamphlet
Original Wraps. 8vo. 15 pages. 23 cm. First edition. “Confidential Congress Report. ” Confidential statement of the American Jewish Conference on the withdrawal of the American Jewish Committee: adopted by the Interim Committee of the American Jewish Conference, November 7th, 1943. Statement of the “unanimous decision of the Interim Committee to challenge the action of the American Jewish Committee in withdrawing from the American Jewish Conference and thereby attempting to undermine Jewish unity at the hour of its greatest need”. - Confidential Congress Report, American Jewish Congress, November 1943. The reason for withdrawal was the schism over the centrality of the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine above other issues of concern—including aid to refugees from Europe and political work to push the US on involvement in Europe. Subjects: Zionism. World War, 1939-1945 - Jews. Jews. Zionism. American Jewish Committee. American Jewish Conference. OCLC lists 4 copies (Harvard, HUC, USHMM, Brandeis) . Previously folded down center, light soiling to wraps, otherwise clean. Good + condition. (ZION-6-9) xx
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