Unity In Dispersion - A History Of The World Jewish Congress Kubowitzki, A. Leon History,Judaica

"This survey seeks to render an account of what the Congress has labored to achieve in the twelve years since its constituent meeting. The realities of Jewish life are rapidly shifting before our very eyes, and soon a new generation will arise which knows not our problems and to which many of our controversies will be incomprehensible. A new leaf has been turned over in the relations beween the various Jewish ideological camps, while the proclamation of the State of Israel deeply affects and colors all aspects of Jewish life everywhere. For the last thirty years the activities of the Comité des Délégations and the Congress have been woven into the woof and warp of Jewish history and their record cannot be written down without Jewish history being written at the same time." - Preface. Contents in four sections: Origins and Beginnings; The Constituent Session; The Pre-War Period; and The War of Extermination, which constitutes over two-thirds of the book. [8], 381 pp. Prior owner wrote in pencil upon verso of half-title that this copy was received from Dr. Lev Zelmanovitz of the British Section. Dr. Zelmanovitz was an active member of the World Jewish Congress and was appointed as the Czech representative on the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees (IGCR). Handwritten notes in red ink upon verso of half-title otherwise minimal markings to contents. Binding tight. Average wear to brown card covers. A sound example of this important history.; Sm 4to