From New Zion to Old Zion : American Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Palestine, 1917-1939 /
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 Jewr...
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- 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