Karin Hofmeester

Jewish Workers and the Labour Movement (eBook, ePUB)

A Comparative Study of Amsterdam, London and Paris 1870-1914

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Jewish Workers and the Labour Movement explores the relationship between Jewish workers and the general labour movement in the years between 1870 and 1914. Taking a comparative approach, it looks at the different approaches and fortunes of Jewish workers in three of the world's major industrial cities, Amsterdam, London and Paris.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351925303
• Artikelnr.: 48419837

Autorenporträt

Karin Hofmeester is Professor of Jewish Culture, University of Antwerp, Beligum

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Part 1 Amsterdam: The social status of Jewish workers in Amsterdam
Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the early labour movement
A Jewish social-democratic club and the first Jewish members of the SDB
Jewish workers see the light
A new Jewish trade union and the rise of Jewish membership in general organizations
Joint organization, but what about integration?
Jewish interests in the general movement and justification for specifically Jewish labour organizations. Part 2 London: From greeners to settlers: arrival, reception and everyday life in the East End
The first Jewish socialist organization in the world
Two newspapers, a club and several trade unions: the rise of the Jewish labour movement
Reactions to the arrival and presence of the Jewish immigrants
The first major campaigns, and the first efforts to join forces
The English trade unions demand immigration restrictions
The Boer War, nationalism, anti-semitism and the adoption of the Aliens Act
The rise of the Jewish labour movement: the start of integration
Working together proves difficult
Integration put to the test and consolidated
Part 3 Paris: 'Lebn vi got in Frankraykh': arrival, reception and everyday life in Paris
Responses to the arrival and presence of the Jewish immigrants
Political discussions at the café
the origins of the Jewish labour movement
The Dreyfus affair and relations between the Jewish and French labour movements
The joint struggle against anti-semitism and the first Jewish unions
The establishment of Jewish branches of French trade unions
The Intersektsionen Byuro is established
Jewish branches and trade unions and their interaction with French unions. Amsterdam, London and Paris: a comparison
Bibliography
Index.