The American Jewish Community and the Bosnian War

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the contribution of the American Jewish community to ending the Bosnian War. In the literature on the American response to the 1992–1995 war, the community’s advocacy for Bosnia has been neglected. This article will argue that the American Jewish community worked toward four objectives: (i) closure of death camps in Bosnia, (ii) providing humanitarian assistance, (iii) advocating for the setting up of a war crimes tribunal and (iv) urging for the UN-imposed embargo to be lifted. The sympathy and support of the American Jewish community for Bosnia and Bosniak Muslims during the 1990s is a a fascinating but understudied aspect of the American response to genocide in Europe at the close of the twentieth century.