Jewish Workers and the Labour Movement: A Comparative Study of Amsterdam, London and Paris 1870-1914

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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 cafe 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.

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