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Yet the beginning of Zionist activity in the United States inspired an important change in American Jewish attitudes toward Erets Yisrael and activities on behalf of the community across the ocean. American Jews helped lay foundations for scientific advancements in Erets Yisrael in the fields of agriculture and health; they influenced the decision in favor of Hebrew over German in the “language war” in the Yishuv’s educational institutions; and they aspired to change the nature of financial assistance from the chalukah charity system to productive philanthropy. The crowning achievement of American Jewish involvement in Erets Yisrael was its contribution to the Yishuv’s physical survival during World War I and the diplomatic processes leading up to the Balfour Declaration. This book is the first comprehensive study to address the history of the relationship of American Jewry to the Yishuv and its practical results during the first generation of the Zionist project of settling Erets Yisrael. Table of Contents Foreword by President Isaac Herzog ix Preface xi Introduction xv PART I THE PERCEPTION OF ERETS YISRAEL IN THE AMERICAN SPHERE Chapter 1: Erets Yisrael in the Perception of American Jewry page 3 Chapter 2: Visits of American Jewish Leaders to Erets Yisrael, 1901–1914 page 51 Chapter 3 American Jewry and Yishuv Issues page 123 Chapter 4 From Chalukah to Philanthropy – A New Approach page 173 PART II INVOLVEMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN JEWS IN ERETS YISRAEL Chapter 5 The Jewish Agricultural Experiment Station in Atlit page 209 Chapter page 6 American Jewish Support for the Health System in Erets Yisrael page 265 Chapter 7 American Jews and the Language War in Erets Yisrael page 301 Chapter 8 American Jewry’s View of Erets Yisrael during World War I page 341 Epilogue page 397 Appendix Brandeis’s Visit to Erets Yisrael, July 1919 page 415 Bibliography page 421 Index page 439\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathan A. 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