{"product_id":"9789657023846","title":"The Golden Land and the Holy Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Land and the Holy Land: American Jewry and the Yishuv in the Late Ottoman Period sheds new light on the relationship between these two Jewish communities in the early decades of Zionism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the mid-nineteenth century, Jewish immigration to the United States intensified, creating a new alternative to Erets Yisrael as the Promised Land. Yet the beginning of Zionist activity in the United States inspired an important change in American Jewish attitudes toward Erets Yisrael and activities on behalf of the community across the ocean. American Jews helped lay foundations for scientific advancements in Erets Yisrael in the fields of agriculture and health; they influenced the decision in favor of Hebrew over German in the \"language war\" in the Yishuv's educational institutions; and they aspired to change the nature of financial assistance from the chalukah charity system to productive philanthropy. The crowning achievement of American Jewish involvement in Erets Yisrael was its contribution to the Yishuv’s physical survival during World War I and the diplomatic processes leading up to the Balfour Declaration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eForeword by President Isaac Herzog ix\u003cbr\u003ePreface xi\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction xv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE PERCEPTION OF ERETS YISRAEL IN THE AMERICAN SPHERE\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1:\u003cbr\u003eErets Yisrael in the Perception of American Jewry page 3\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2:\u003cbr\u003eVisits of American Jewish Leaders to Erets Yisrael, 1901–1914 page 51\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Jewry and Yishuv Issues page 123\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4\u003cbr\u003eFrom Chalukah to Philanthropy – A New Approach page 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINVOLVEMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN JEWS IN ERETS YISRAEL\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish Agricultural Experiment Station in Atlit page 209\u003cbr\u003eChapter page 6\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Jewish Support for the Health System in\u003cbr\u003eErets Yisrael page 265\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Jews and the Language War in Erets Yisrael page 301\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Jewry’s View of Erets Yisrael during\u003cbr\u003eWorld War I page 341\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue page 397\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eBrandeis’s Visit to Erets Yisrael, July 1919 page 415\u003cbr\u003eBibliography page 421\u003cbr\u003eIndex page 439\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gefen Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65454354989405,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9789657023846.jpg?v=1790284052","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9789657023846","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}