Jews Against Prejudice: American Jews and the Fight for Civil Liberties

By Stuart Svonkin

Book Overview

This vital contribution to the story of civil rights in modern America traces the political evolution of Jewish defense organizations from their initial incarnations as groups concerned primarily with defending American Jews against the virulent anti-Semitism of the 1920s and 1930s to their leading role in the fight against all forms of prejudice during the middle half of this century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231106394
• ISBN13: 9780231106399
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher