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The Threshold of Dissent: A History of American Jewish Critics of Zionism (Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History) Hardcover – May 7, 2024

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Explores the long history of anti-Zionist and non-Zionist American Jews

Throughout the twentieth century, American Jewish communal leaders projected a unified position of unconditional support for Israel, cementing it as a cornerstone of American Jewish identity. This unwavering position served to marginalize and label dissenters as antisemitic, systematically limiting the threshold of acceptable criticism. In pursuit of this forced consensus, these leaders entered Cold War alliances, distanced themselves from progressive civil rights and anti-colonial movements, and turned a blind eye to human rights abuses in Israel. In The Threshold of Dissent, Marjorie N. Feld instead shows that today’s vociferous arguments among American Jews over Israel and Zionism are but the newest chapter in a fraught history that stretches from the nineteenth century.

Drawing on rich archival research and examining wide-ranging intellectual currents―from the Reform movement and the Yiddish left to anti-colonialism and Jewish feminism―Feld explores American Jewish critics of Zionism and Israel from the 1880s to the 1980s. The book argues that the tireless policing of contrary perspectives led each generation of dissenters to believe that it was the first to question unqualified support for Israel. The Threshold of Dissent positions contemporary critics within a century-long debate about the priorities of the American Jewish community, one which holds profound implications for inclusion in American Jewish communal life and for American Jews’ participation in coalitions working for justice.

At a time when American Jewish support for Israel has been diminishing, The Threshold of Dissent uncovers a deeper―and deeply contested―history of intracommunal debate over Zionism among American Jews.

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"Excellent, well-researched, well-written, and much needed. The story of American Zionism is a story that has been told many times, and yet it is a story that has yet to be told in its fullness. The Threshold of Dissent offers a historically based, well-argued and deeply important counter-narrative to the Zionist Consensus history, and evokes a serious conversation in re-thinking the history and trajectory of American Zionism." ― Shaul Magid, Dartmouth College

"Surveying the history of such dissent dating back to the 1880s and continuing through the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack, Feld persuasively shows that the post-WWII pro-Zionist consensus among American Jews was a facade projected by Zionist Jewish American leaders, who, after the Holocaust, believed that the state of Israel was 'essential for Jewish survival.' This meticulous study is a valuable contribution to ongoing debates over America’s relationship with Israel." ― Publishers Weekly

"In clear, careful language, the author illustrates some of the major moments over the past century that have shaped Jewish beliefs about Zionism, anti-Zionism and non-Zionism. It’s a history told with both rigor and compassion ― two qualities that seem especially essential when embarking in conversation on such a fraught and contentious subject." -- Leah Donnella ― NPR

"Written with dramatic verve and backed up with a plethora of evidence... [Feld is] a scholar who writes with historical acuity and human sensitivity." -- Alan Wald ― Against the Current

About the Author

Marjorie N. Feld is Professor of History in the History and Society Division at Babson College. She is the author of Lillian Wald: A Biography and Nations Divided: American Jews and the Struggle Over Apartheid.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NYU Press (May 7, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1479829315
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1479829316
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vital history with profound relevance to our current moment
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
Feld illuminates the storied history of American Jewish dissent against the false Zionist "consensus," from it's roots among Jewish immigrants in the early 20th century up through the work of Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow amidst the Israel-Hamas War today. This book not only documents an important, buried history, it provides hope and a strong historical foundation for modern activists.
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