Jews and the Left: The Rise and Fall of a Political Alliance

Abstract

Introduction 1. The Beginnings of the Jewish Attraction to the Left 2. Anti-Semitism and Support for Jewish Rights: an Analysis of Socialist Attitudes to the Jews 3. Socialism, Zionism and the State of Israel 4. From the Universalist to the Particular: Examining the Extent of Jewish Involvement in the Political Left 5. A Critical Analysis of the Myth of Judeo-Communism 6. The post-World War Two Decline of the Jewish/Left alliance: From the International to the National Solution 7. Exceptions to the Rule: the Continuing Prominence of Left-wing Jews in the Post-World War Two Period 8. Left-wing Jewish Critics of Zionism and Israel 9. Conclusion