History of Czechs and Jews

Taylor & Francis

A History of Czechs and JewsA Slavic Jerusalem\nAuthor(s): Martin Wein\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138811652, 978-1138811652\nSynopsis\nWas Israel founded by Czechoslovakia? A History of Czechs and Jews examines this question and the resulting findings are complex. Czechoslovakia did provide critical, secret military sponsorship to Israel around 1948, but this alliance was short-lived and terminated with the Prague Trial of 1952. Israels \""Czech guns\"" were German as much as Czech, and the Soviet Union strongly encouraged Czechoslovakias help for Israel. Most importantly however, the Czechoslovak-Israeli military cooperation was only part of a much larger picture.\n\nSince the mid-1800s, Czechs and Jews have been systematically comparing themselves to each other in literature, music, politics, diplomacy, media, and historiography. A shared perception of similar fates of two small nations trapped between East.