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Elissa Schwartz (Cover design) Good. 392 pages. Select Bibliography. Index. The purpose of this book is to promote a new upsurge of Jewish radicalism. It is written from the viewpoint of a Jewish radical. There are two reasons why Jewish radicalism has not been studied as a movement before. First, in reaction against the anti-Semitic myth of a Jewish plot to rule the world, most historians and writers have been extremely reluctant to connect up seemingly unrelated expressions of Jewish radicalism or to emphasize the Jewishness of any controversial radical doctrine. And secondly, the pressure of anti-Semitism has caused most Jewish radicals themselves to deny their kinship with other Jewish radicals and to present their version of Jewish radicalism as the only legitimate one. The major difference between the Jewish radical movement of modern times and most earlier Jewish radical movements is that the modern movement entailed a much higher degree of interaction between Jewish and non-Jewish radicals. The author wrote in 2010: My study of history has convinced me that the Jewish people was the force behind the ideologies of Christianity, Islam and Marxism, but unfortunately all three assumed an anti-Semitic veneer in order to make their way in a world dominated by kings and tyrants. My experience of Jewish life has left me with a feeling of profound admiration and respect for my fellow Jews. Like they say, "Jews are like everyone else, only more so." We have to be "more so, " because that is the only way that we can cope with the destiny to act as a "light unto the nations." Israel is that light, and that is why I am a Zionist. This is the first comprehensive history of Jewish radicalism that has ever been written, and is based on many years of study and research. It shows why Jews became radicals, how the movement evolved, and where it is heading. The author is a professional historian with a Ph.D. in History from Harvard. He has taught at the college level for most of his career. He was the Director or the Jewish Radical Education Project. He was a leading participant in the Movement of the 1960s and was subsequently active in the Jewish Socialist Community and the Society for Humanistic Judaism.
