{"product_id":"the-jewish-anarchist-movement-in-america-a-historical-review-and-personal-reminiscences-paperback","title":"The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America: A Historical Review and Personal Reminiscences - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenyon Zimmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eKenyon Zimmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential reading in Jewish labor history, culture, and radicalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJewish immigrants from Eastern Europe once comprised the largest segment of the anarchist movement in the United States. Part historical excavation and part memoir, Joseph Cohen chronicles both well-known events and behind-the-scenes conflicts among radicals, as well as profiles of famous personalities like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman and of the rank-and-file radicals who sustained the anarchist movement across North America from the 1880s to the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Anarchist Movement in America\u003c\/i\u003e brings Joseph Cohen's irreplaceable 1945 Yiddish-language study of America's Jewish anarchists to an English-speaking audience for the first time and remains the most detailed examination of this neglected history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also contains Cohen's own reflections on anarchist theory and tactics, based upon his experiences and observations over four decades. Edited and fully annotated, this edition includes a wealth of supplementary information about the people, places, and events central to American anarchist history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (1878-1953) was a vital figure of twentieth-century American anarchism. He was born in Belarus and emigrated to the United States in 1903 with his wife, Sophie, and settled first in Philadelphia, where they raised two children. For twelve years Cohen edited the famed Yiddish paper, the \u003ci\u003eFraye arbeter shtime\u003c\/i\u003e (Free Voice of Labor). Throughout his life he took part in various anarchist institutions such as The Radical Library, New York's Francisco Ferrer Center, and the Stelton and Sunrise colonies. Cohen is the author of two previously-published books, \u003ci\u003eThe House Stood Forlorn\u003c\/i\u003e (1954) and \u003ci\u003eIn Quest of Heaven: The Story of the Sunrise Co-operative Farm Community\u003c\/i\u003e (1957). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenyon Zimmer\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eImmigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eWobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eDeportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and \u003ci\u003eWith Freedom in Our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism\u003c\/i\u003e (2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Dolgoff\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1989) was a lifelong anarchist that was raised in Ohio and later settled in New York City with her husband, Sam. Dolgoff was at the center of American anarchism her entire adult life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457800290482,"sku":"9781849355483","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0f5b01e0532f7455786995ed957a615c.webp?v=1778884684","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-jewish-anarchist-movement-in-america-a-historical-review-and-personal-reminiscences-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}