League of British Jews
The League of British Jews was an
The League was founded in November 1917 by a group of prominent British Jews that included
The League favored settlement in Palestine by British Jews who chose to live there, but opposed the belief that Jews constituted a separate nationality, the position then held by Reform Judaism.[2][3] At the time it was founded, the objectives of the League were listed as upholding "the status of British Jews holding the Jewish religion," to "resist the allegation that Jews constitute a separate nationality," and "to facilitate the settlement in Palestine of such Jews as may desire to make Palestine their home." Membership was available to all at a cost of one shilling per year.[1]
The views of the League were reflected in a newspaper founded in October 1919, the Jewish Guardian, edited by Laurie Magnus, which continued to 1931. Its aim was to provide an alternative to the pro-Zionist Jewish Chronicle and Jewish World.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56639-009-5.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-505113-1.