World War I and the Jews : conflict and transformations in Europe, the Middle East, and America

World War I utterly transformed the lives of Jews around the world: it allowed them to display their patriotism, to dispel antisemitic myths about Jewish cowardice, and to fight for Jewish rights. Yet Jews also suffered as refugees and deportees, at times catastrophically. And in the aftermath of the war, the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Russian and Ottoman Empires with a system of nation-states confronted Jews with a new set of challenges. This book provides a fascinating survey of the ways in which Jewish communities participated in and were changed by the Great War, focusing on the dramatic circumstances they faced in Europe, North America, and the Middle East during and after the conflict. World War I Utterly Transformed The Lives Of Jews Around The World: It Allowed Them To Show Their Patriotism, To Dispel Antisemitic Myths About Jewish Cowardice, And To Fight For Jewish Rights. Moreover, And Especially In Eastern Europe, Jews Suffered Tremendously As Refugees And Deportees, And Had To Cope With The Challenges Created By The Rebordering Of Europe And The Creation Of New States After The War. This Book Provides A Fascinating Survey Of The Ways In Which Jewish Communities Participated In And Were Changed By The Great War, Focusing On The Dramatic Circumstances They Faced In Europe, North America, And The Middle East During And After The Conflict. Introduction : On The Significance Of World War I And The Jews / Jonathan Karp And Marsha L. Rozenblit -- World War I And Its Impact On The Problem Of Security In Jewish History / David Enpel -- The European Jewish World 1914-1919 : What Changed? / Marsha L. Rozenblit -- Jewish Diplomacy And The Politics Of War And Peace / Carole Fink -- Bravery In The Borderlands, Martyrs On The Margins : Jewish War Heroes And World War I Narratives In France, 1914-1940 / Erin Corber -- The Budapest Jewish Community’s Galician October / Rebekah Klein-pejšová -- Confronting The Bacterial Enemy : Public Health, Philanthropy, And Jewish Responses To Typhus In Poland,1911-1921 / Daniel Rosenthal -- The Union Of Jewish Soldiers Under Soviet Rule / Mihály Kálmán -- Global Conflict, Local Politics : The Jews Of Salonica And World War I / Paris Papamichos Chronakis -- Recounting The Past, Shaping The Future : Ladino Literary Representations Of World War I / Devi Mays -- Women And The War : The Social And Economic Impact Of World War I On Jewish Women In The Traditionalholy Cities Of Palestine / Michal Ben Ya’akov -- Baghdadi Jews In The Ottoman Military During World War I / Reeva Spector Simon -- Unintentional Pluralists : Military Policy, Jewish Servicemen, And The Development Of Tri-faith America During World War I / Jessica Cooperman -- American Yiddish Socialists At The Wartime Crossroads : Patriotism And Nationalism Versus Proletarianinternationalism / Gennady Estraikh -- Louis Marshall During World War I : Change And Continuity In Jewish Culture And Politics / M. M. Silver. Edited By Marsha L. Rozenblit And Jonathan Karp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Figures Tables Maps Acknowledgments Introduction: On the Significance of World War I and the Jews Part I — Overviews Chapter 1 — World War I and Its Impact on the Problem of Security in Jewish History Chapter 2 — The European Jewish World 1914–1919: What Changed? Chapter 3 — Jewish Diplomacy and the Politics of War and Peace Part II — Local Studies Chapter 4 — Bravery in the Borderlands, Martyrs on the Margins: Jewish War Heroes and World War I Narratives in France, 1914–1940 Chapter 5 — The Budapest Jewish Community's Galician October Chapter 6 — Confronting the Bacterial Enemy: Public Health, Philanthropy, and Jewish Responses to Typhus in Poland, 1914–1921 Chapter 7 — The Union of Jewish Soldiers under Soviet Rule Chapter 8 — Global Conflict, Local Politics: The Jews of Salonica and World War I Chapter 9 — Recounting the Past, Shaping the Future: Ladino Literary Representations of World War I Chapter 10 — Women and the War: The Social and Economic Impact of World War I on Jewish Women in the Traditional Holy Cities of Palestine Chapter 11 — Baghdadi Jews in the Ottoman Military during World War I Chapter 12 — Unintentional Pluralists: Military Policy, Jewish Servicemen, and the Development of Tri-Faith America during World War I Chapter 13 — American Yiddish Socialists at the Wartime Crossroads: Patriotism and Nationalism versus Proletarian Internationalism Chapter 14 — Louis Marshall during World War I: Change and Continuity in Jewish Culture and Politics Index This book provides a fascinating survey of the ways in which Jewish communities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East participated in and were changed by the Great War during and after the conflict.