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- Sewing the Fabric of Statehood: Garment Unions, American Labor, and the Establishment of the State of Israel
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The Working Class in American History
summary
Long a bastion of Jewish labor power, garment unions provided financial and political aid essential to founding and building the nation of Israel. Throughout the project, Jewish labor often operated outside of official channels as non-governmental organizations. Adam Howard explores the untold story of how three influential garment unions worked alone and with other Jewish labor organizations in support of a new Jewish state. Sewing the Fabric of Statehood reveals a coalition at work on multiple fronts. Sustained efforts convinced the AFL and CIO to support Jewish development in Palestine through land purchases for Jewish workers and encouraged the construction of trade schools and cultural centers. Other activists, meanwhile, directed massive economic aid to Histadrut, the General Federation of Jewish Workers in Palestine, or pressured the British and American governments to recognize Israel's independence. What emerges is a powerful account of the motivations and ideals that led American labor to forge its own foreign policy and reshape both the postwar world and Jewish history.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-5
- 2. Building a Nation
- pp. 24-49
- 3. From Homeland to Statehood
- pp. 50-79
- 4. Beyond the Water’s Edge
- pp. 80-93
- 5. Recognition and Beyond
- pp. 94-107
- References
- pp. 141-148
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252050060
Related ISBN(s)
9780252041464, 9780252083013
MARC Record
OCLC
985966840
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-03
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017