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State of the Field: Jews & Others
American Jewish History Pub Date : 2018-01-01 , DOI: 10.1353/ajh.2018.0022
Ellen Eisenberg

In the mid-1990s, when I began to examine western Jewish responses to WWII-era removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, I expected to find Jews prominent among those who recognized and protested the racism of that wartime policy. 1 Looking for evidence of Jewish opposition, I turned to the records of organizations engaged in what was then called inter-group work. Instead of uncovering opposition, I was surprised to discover that a prominent Jewish civil rights organization in Los Angeles secretly collaborated in disseminating anti-Japanese American propaganda, while most West Coast Jewish groups and individuals remained silent.2 My assumption that Jews would have, or should have, played a key role in opposing the policy was broadly shared: When I presented my findings at venues including scholarly conferences and community fora, audiences (particularly Jewish ones) were stunned and disappointed to hear that Jews did not lead the limited opposition to the policy and that one Jewish group had, in fact, played a key role in providing the propaganda to support it. Our shared reaction reflected the conventional wisdom that American Jews have “always” fought prejudice. Indeed, many community members expressed a belief that opposing racism and supporting civil rights is axiomatically Jewish, since Jewish values call for social justice. Much of this conventional wisdom is rooted in the mid-twentieth century alliance between Jews and African Americans. Yet historians, while confirming disproportionate Jewish engagement in the Civil Rights Movement, generally present that alliance as the result of recent and specific communal memories rather than timeless values. As early as

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现场状况:犹太人和其他人

在 1990 年代中期,当我开始研究西方犹太人对二战时期日裔美国人被驱逐和监禁的反应时,我希望在那些承认和抗议战时政策种族主义的人中发现犹太人很突出。1 为了寻找犹太人反对的证据,我查阅了从事当时所谓的群体间工作的组织的记录。我没有揭露反对,而是惊讶地发现洛杉矶一个著名的犹太民权组织秘密合作传播反日美国宣传,而大多数西海岸犹太团体和个人保持沉默。 2 我的假设是犹太人会,或应该,在反对该政策方面发挥了关键作用被广泛分享:当我在包括学术会议和社区论坛在内的场所展示我的发现时,听众(尤其是犹太人)听到犹太人并没有领导反对该政策的有限反对派,事实上,一个犹太团体在提供宣传以支持该政策方面发挥了关键作用,他们感到震惊和失望。我们的共同反应反映了美国犹太人“总是”与偏见作斗争的传统智慧。事实上,许多社区成员表达了一种信念,即反对种族主义和支持公民权利是犹太人的公理,因为犹太人的价值观要求社会正义。这种传统智慧在很大程度上植根于 20 世纪中叶犹太人和非裔美国人之间的联盟。然而,历史学家虽然确认犹太人不成比例地参与民权运动,但通常将这种联盟视为最近和特定公共记忆的结果,而不是永恒的价值观。早在 我们的共同反应反映了美国犹太人“总是”与偏见作斗争的传统智慧。事实上,许多社区成员表达了一种信念,即反对种族主义和支持公民权利是犹太人的公理,因为犹太人的价值观要求社会正义。这种传统智慧在很大程度上植根于 20 世纪中叶犹太人和非裔美国人之间的联盟。然而,历史学家虽然证实犹太人不成比例地参与民权运动,但通常将这种联盟视为最近和特定公共记忆的结果,而不是永恒的价值观。早在 我们的共同反应反映了美国犹太人“总是”与偏见作斗争的传统智慧。事实上,许多社区成员表达了一种信念,即反对种族主义和支持公民权利是犹太人的公理,因为犹太人的价值观要求社会正义。这种传统智慧在很大程度上植根于 20 世纪中叶犹太人和非裔美国人之间的联盟。然而,历史学家虽然证实犹太人不成比例地参与民权运动,但通常将这种联盟视为最近和特定公共记忆的结果,而不是永恒的价值观。早在 因为犹太价值观要求社会正义。这种传统智慧在很大程度上植根于 20 世纪中叶犹太人和非裔美国人之间的联盟。然而,历史学家虽然证实犹太人不成比例地参与民权运动,但通常将这种联盟视为最近和特定公共记忆的结果,而不是永恒的价值观。早在 因为犹太价值观要求社会正义。这种传统智慧在很大程度上植根于 20 世纪中叶犹太人和非裔美国人之间的联盟。然而,历史学家虽然证实犹太人不成比例地参与民权运动,但通常将这种联盟视为最近和特定公共记忆的结果,而不是永恒的价值观。早在
更新日期:2018-01-01
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