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American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (AJAZ) was a Jewish anti-Zionist organization which was founded by the Reform Rabbi Elmer Berger.

History

AJAZ was founded by the Reform Rabbi Elmer Berger in 1968. Berger served as the president and chief spokesperson of AJAZ until his death in 1996. Berger created AJAZ as an anti-Zionist successor to the American Council for Judaism (ACJ), a Classical Reform organization with a history of anti-Zionism. AJAZ had a small membership, mostly composed of supporters of the ACJ. The Near Eastern and Jewish studies scholar Jonathan Marc Gribetz has characterized AJAZ as a "one-man organization" lead by Berger.

Historical records from AJAZ are held in the collections of the American Jewish Historical Society in Manhattan.

See also

• List of Jewish anti-Zionist organizations

References

1. ^ "A Finding Aid to the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records. 1968-1982". American Jewish Archives. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
2. "Against Zionism". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
3. "Thomas Kolsky: Review of Jack Ross' Rabbi Outcast: Elmer Berger and American Jewish Anti-Zionism (Potomac Books, 2011)". History News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
4. "The Origins of Anti-Zionism". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
5. "Records of the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (New York, New York)". Center for Jewish History. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

External links

• American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, National Library of Israel

• 1968 establishments in New York (state)
• Jewish anti-Zionism in the United States
• Jewish anti-Zionist organizations
• Jews and Judaism in New York City