From New Zion to Old Zion

<p>American Aliyah (immigration to Palestine) began in the mid-nineteenth century fueled by the desire of American Jews to study Torah and by their wish to live and be buried in the Holy Land. His movement of people-men and women-increased between World War I and II in direct contrast to European Jewry’s desire to immigrate to the United States. Why would American Jews want to leave America and what characterized their resettlement? <em>From New Zion to Old Zion</em> analyzes the migration of American Jews to Palestine between the two world wars and explores the contribution of these settlers to the building of Palestine.<br /><br /><em>From New Zion to Old Zion</em> draws upon international archival correspondence newspapers maps photographs interviews and fieldwork to provide students and scholars of immigration and settlement processes the Yishuv (Jewish community in Palestine) and America-Holy Land studies a well-researched portrait of Aliyah.</p>