Jewish Activism and the New Left Movement

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This chapter explores the involvement of Jewish activists in the American New Left movement during the 1960s and their embrace of third worldist politics as a means of defining Jewish identity against normative liberal Jewish institutions. It discusses the shift in perspective among New Left Jews after the Six-Day War and the emergence of the anti-Vietnam movement. The chapter also delves into the divide among left-wing Jewish Americans regarding their stance on Zionism and Israel.

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