The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016)

H-Antisemitism NEW BOOK: Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016)

Discussion published by Matthew Charlton on Friday, March 22, 2019

Academic Studies Press is pleased to announce the publication of Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016) by Jerold S. Auerbach.

Series: Antisemitism in America February 2019 | 322 pp. 9781618118974 | $90.00 | Hardcover 9781618118981 | $23.95 | Paperback

Summary: After Adolph Ochs purchased The New York Times in 1896, Zionism and the eventual reality of the State of Israel were framed within his guiding principle, embraced by his Sulzberger family successor, that Judaism is a religion and not a national identity. Apprehensive lest the loyalty of American Jews to the United States be undermined by the existence of a Jewish state, they adopted an anti-Zionist critique that remained embedded in its editorials, on the Opinion page and in its news coverage. Through the examination of evidence drawn from its own pages, this book analyzes how all the news “fit to print” became news that fit the Times’ discomfort with the idea, and since 1948 the reality, of a thriving democratic Jewish state in the historic homeland of the Jewish people.

About the Author: Jerold S. Auerbach is author of eleven books, including a New York Times Noteworthy Book (1976), and articles in Harper’s, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, and The New York Times. A Guggenheim Fellow and Fulbright Lecturer at Tel Aviv University, he is Professor Emeritus of History at Wellesley College.

Table of Contents:

Introduction Chapter 1: Patriotic Loyalty 1896-1927 Chapter 2: The Zionist Menace 1928-1939 Chapter 3: Denial and Discomfort 1933-1948 Chapter 4: Democratic Allies 1949-1957 Chapter 5: Conquest and Occupation 1960-1979 Chapter 6: Arabs and Jews 1979-1984 Chapter 7: Moral Equivalence 1984-1988 Chapter 8: Occupation Cruelty 1988-1989 Chapter 9: Illusions of Peace 1990-1996 Chapter 10: Realities of Conflict 1996-2001 Chapter 11: Blame Israel First 2002-2006 Chapter 12: Israeli Goliath 2006-2009 Chapter 13: Double Standards 2009-2014 Chapter 14: American Loyalty 2014-2015 Epilogue 2016

Citation: Matthew Charlton. NEW BOOK: Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016). H-Antisemitism. 03-22-2019. https://networks.h-net.org/node/2645/discussions/3907566/new-book-print-fit-new-york-times-zionism-and-israel-1896-2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 1 H-Antisemitism

Afterword Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Author’s Note

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