Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun

Meron Medzini was born in Jerusalem and received his Ph.D in East Asia Studies from Harvard University. He began teaching modern Japanese history at the Hebrew University in 1964. Since 1973 he has been an Adjunct Associate Professor of modern Japanese history and Israeli foreign policy at the Hebrew University, Israel. Medzini is the author of six books and scores of articles.

• Introduction PrefaceChapter 1: Early Jewish Settlers in JapanChapter 2: Jewish Settlers in Japan at the Beginning of the Twentieth CenturyChapter 3: Japanese Images of the Jews: Myths, Canards and FearsChapter 4: Nazi Antisemitism and its Influence on Japan in the 1920's and 1930'sChapter 5: Japanese Experts on Jews, Judaism, and ZionismChapter 6: Japan and the Jews of Manchuria Beginning in 1931Chapter 7: Passports, Entry Visas, and Transit Visas: Japan's policy toward Jewish Refugees (1935-1941)Chapter 8: The Jews of Shanghai under Japanese RuleChapter 9: Jews in the Japanese-Occupied Territories during the War YearsChapter 10: A Japanese Righteous Gentile: The Sugihara CaseChapter 11: The Japanese Policy toward the Jews in Japan’s Home IslandsChapter 12: "The Jewish Question" in Japanese-German relations, 1936-1945Chapter 13: The Japanese, the Holocaust of European Jewry, and IsraelSelected BibliographyReferencesIndex

"In this fascinating and highly readable book, Meron Medzini offers a sweeping overview of Japan’s ambivalent attitude towards the Jews living in its empire before and during World War II and the controversial treatment meted out to them."