Title Jerusalem on the Amur : Birobidzhan and the Canadian Jewish communist movement, 1924-1951 / Henry Felix Srebrnik

Published Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 338 pages) : map, portraits Series McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series 2 ; 25 McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series 2 ; 25 Contents Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Jewish Radicalism, the World Communist Movement, and Birobidzhan -- 2 ICOR as an “Inclusive� Organization, 1924�29 -- 3 The Sectarian Years, 1929�35 -- 4 Canadian ICOR Branches: The First Decade -- 5 An All-Canadian Organization, 1935�39 -- 6 Reuben Brainin: A Maskil for Birobidzhan -- 7 The Jewish Communists in the Second World War -- 8 The Postwar Period and the Formation of the Canadian Birobidjan Committee -- 9 Conclusion: The Cold War and the End of a Dream AppendixNotes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z Summary "In 1928 the Soviet Union proposed the establishment of an autonomous socialist Jewish republic in the far eastern reaches of Russian territory. In Birobidzhan the eternal search for a Jewish homeland would be realized and Jews would possess their own institutions, which would function in Yiddish. A "new" Jew would be created, emancipated, and rejuvenated. Although the project was eventually revealed to be a fraud, thousands of left-wing Jews in Canada and the United States passionately supported it and campaigned on its behalf - some even emigrated to Birobidzhan." "The Canadian Jewish Communist movement, an influential ideological voice within the Canadian left, played a major role in the politics of Jewish communities in cities such as Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg, as well as many smaller centres, between the 1920s and the 1950s. Jerusalem on the Amur looks at the interlocking group of left-wing Jewish organizations that shared the political views of the Canadian Communist Party and were vocal proponents of policies perceived as beneficial to the Jewish working class. Focusing on the Association for Jewish Colonization in Russia, known by its transliterated acronym as the ICOR, and the Canadian Ambijan Committee, Henry Srebrnik uses Yiddish-language books, newspapers, pamphlets, and other materials to trace the ideological and material support provided by the Canadian Jewish Communist movement to Birobidzhan."--BOOK JACKET Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Brainin, Reuven, 1862-1939. Brainin, Reuven, 1862-1939 Icor. Canadian Birobidjan Committee Icor Jewish communists -- Canada -- History Jews -- Canada -- Politics and government -- 20th century Communism -- Canada -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism & Socialism. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Jews -- Politics and government Jewish communists Communism Birobidzhan (Russia) -- History Russia (Federation) -- Birobidzhan Canada Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773575011 0773575014 1282865560 9781282865563 9786612865565 6612865563 0773577815 9780773577817

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