American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism

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American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism
Founded1968;57 years ago (1968)
Type Nonprofit
Headquarters New York City, NY, U.S.

American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (AJAZ) was a Jewish anti-Zionist organization which was founded by the Reform Rabbi Elmer Berger. [1]

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History

AJAZ was founded by the Reform Rabbi Elmer Berger in 1968. Berger served as the president and chief spokesperson of AJAZ until his death in 1996. [1] Berger created AJAZ as an anti-Zionist successor to the American Council for Judaism (ACJ), a Classical Reform organization with a history of anti-Zionism. [2] AJAZ had a small membership, mostly composed of supporters of the ACJ. [3] The Near Eastern and Jewish studies scholar Jonathan Marc Gribetz has characterized AJAZ as a "one-man organization" lead by Berger. [4]

Historical records from AJAZ are held in the collections of the American Jewish Historical Society in Manhattan. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A Finding Aid to the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records. 1968-1982". American Jewish Archives . Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Against Zionism". The New York Times . Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Kolsky: Review of Jack Ross' Rabbi Outcast: Elmer Berger and American Jewish Anti-Zionism (Potomac Books, 2011)". History News Network . Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Origins of Anti-Zionism". Tablet Magazine . Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Records of the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (New York, New York)". Center for Jewish History . Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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