Jerusalem on the Amur

Henry Srebrnik is professor of political studies, University of Prince Edward Island and the author of London Jews and British Communism, 1935-1945.

• Illustrations; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface 1 Introduction: Jewish Radicalism, the World Communist Movement, and Birobidzhan; 2 icoras an Inclusive Organization, 192429; 3 The Sectarian Years, 192935; 4 Canadian icor Branches: The First Decade; 5 An All-Canadian Organization, 193539; 6 Reuben Brainin: A Maskil for Birobidzhan; 7 The Jewish Communists in the Second World War; 8 The Postwar Period and the Formation of the Canadian Birobidjan Committee; 9 Conclusion: The Cold War and the End of a Dream Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

"The book will be of enormous interest to students of the Jewish left and radicalism in this country." Gerald Tulchinsky, Queen's University "A masterful study of a long-forgotten aspect of both Soviet and modern Jewish history." Irving Abella, J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry, York University, Ontario