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Tag: League Of Nations

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Diplomacy Without Sovereignty: The Zionist Movement at the League of Nations

Tel Aviv Review · 8 Jul

Dr. Eran Shlomi explores the nuanced dynamics of Zionist diplomacy at the League of Nations, highlighting its role in the Zionist movement's path to statehood despite the limited immediate power of the League.

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Horace Kallen, George Washington, and the Borah Affair

Esther Schor in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2020

In 1934, Senator William E. Borah accused Professor Horace M. Kallen of quoting a fake George Washington saying in support of internationalism.

0 Politics History

Universal Rights and the Particular Jew

Yehudah Mirsky in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2019

"Universal Rights and the Particular Jew" by James Loeffler explores the intersection of human rights, Jewish nationalism, and the quest for recognition and protection of the Jewish people, historically seen through figures like Jacob Robinson, Hersch Zvi Lauterpacht, and Jacob Blaustein.

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Mandatory Service: How the League of Nations Shaped Modern International Relations

Tel Aviv Review · 6 Nov 2017

Prof. Susan Pedersen from Columbia University discusses her book "The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire," emphasizing the significance of exploring the British Mandate of Palestine within a broader international context.

0 Holocaust History

Advocate for the Doomed: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1932-1935

Shlomo Slonim in Jewish Action · 26 Mar 2013

"Advocate for the Doomed: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1932-1935" portrays the efforts of James G. McDonald in the 1930s to aid German Jews facing Nazi persecution, his struggles to secure refugee immigration programs, and his encounters with prominent figures like Hitler, Roosevelt, and Cardinal Pacelli.