Language:
English
Pages:
40 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
22 cm
Year of publication:
2000
Series Statement:
Publications of the Thoresby Society 10
Series Statement:
Publications of the Thoresby Society
Keywords:
Jews / England / Leeds / History / 20th century
;
Antisemitism / England / Leeds / History / 20th century
;
Jews / England / Leeds / Social conditions / 20th century
;
Juifs / Angleterre / Leeds (West Yorkshire) / Histoire / 20e siècle
;
Antisémitisme / Angleterre / Leeds (West Yorkshire) / Histoire / 20e siècle
;
Antisemitism
;
Jews
;
Jews / Social conditions
;
Jews / England / Leeds / History
;
England / Leeds / https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHtKJtQ3FrRhx4W6VXBP
Abstract:
Presents reactions of the Jewish community in Leeds first to lingering local antisemitism, then to the rise of international fascism. For most of this period, well-to-do community members tended to turn a blind eye to social antisemitism. Active opposition, including street fights against Mosley's Blackshirts, was undertaken by members of the working class and youths. Broader communal responses emerged from the popular communist and Zionist movements, especially the latter. Strong local community leadership included factory owner Sir Montague Burton, Professor Selig Brodetsky, and Alderman Hyman Morris. The Jewish community united to oppose antisemitism in England, but the most significant unifying factor was the crisis European Jewry was undergoing as Hitler's regime increased its persecution. The Jews of Leeds mobilized in an impressive way to aid Jewish refugees from Germany
Note:
Originally published in: Publications of the Thoresby Society, Second series, v. 10 (2000 for 1999)
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