''Jews Against Zionism: The American Council for Judaism, 1942-1948'' is a 1990 book by Thomas A. Kolsky, a
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Montgomery County Community College
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, based on his
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The George Washington University
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In ''Jews Against Zionism'', Kolsky describes the history of the
American Council for Judaism
The American Council for Judaism (ACJ) is an organization of American Jews. In particular, it is notable for its historical opposition to Zionism, though it is Zionist today. The ACJ has also championed women's rights, including the right for women ...
, an organization specifically created to fight against both Zionism and a Jewish state.
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See also
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Jewish Anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism. Although anti-Zionism is a heterogeneous phenomenon, all its proponents agree that the creation of the modern State of Israel, and the movement to create a sovereign Jewish state in the region of Palestin ...
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Neturei Karta
Neturei Karta (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: , , ) is a religious group of Haredi Jews, formally created in Jerusalem, then in Mandatory Palestine, in 1938, splitting off from Agudas Yisrael. Neturei Karta opposes Zionism and calls for a "pea ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Thomas A. Kolsky's Web Page Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC or Montco) is a public community college in Blue Bell in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. MCCC also has two satellite locations, Pottstown Campus and Culinary Arts Institute in Lansdale. It is accredite ...
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1990 non-fiction books
Books critical of Zionism
Jewish anti-Zionism in the United States
Reform anti-Zionism
History books about Zionism
Anti-Zionism
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