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HHOOLLLLYYWWOOOODD AND ISRAEL A HISTORY and Tony Shaw Giora Goodman HOLLYWOOD AND ISRAEL Hollywood and Israel A HISTORY Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman Columbia University Press New York Columbia University Press Publishers Since 1893 New York Chichester, West Sussex cup . columbia . edu Copyright © 2022 Columbia University Press All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-i n- Publication Data Names: Shaw, Tony, 1965– author. | Goodman, Giora, author. Title: Hollywood and Israel : a history / Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman. Description: New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021037491 (print) | LCCN 2021037492 (ebook) | ISBN 9780231183406 (hardback) | ISBN 9780231183413 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780231544924 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Jews in the motion picture industry—U nited States. | Celebrities— Political activity— United States. | Motion picture industry— California— Los Angeles— History. | Motion picture industry— Political aspects— United States— History. | Zionism in motion pictures. | Palestinian Arabs in motion pictures. | Arab-I sraeli conflict— Mass media and the conflict. | Israel—I n motion pictures. | Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) —R elations— Israel. | Israel— Relations— California— Los Angeles. Classification: LCC PN1995.9.J46 S535 2022 (print) | LCC PN1995.9.J46 (ebook) | DDC 791.43/6585694—d c23 LC record available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2021037491 LC ebook record available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2021037492 Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-f ree paper. Printed in the United States of America Cover design: Noah Arlow Cover image: Frank Sinatra speaking at the cornerstone-laying ceremony of the Frank Sinatra International Youth Center in Nazareth, May 1962. © Israel Government Press Office CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS vii Introduction The Stars Come Out for Israel 1 Chapter One Hollywood, Hitler, and Zionism 12 Chapter Two A Progressive Project 36 Chapter Three Land of the Bible 64 Chapter Four Rebirth of a Nation 88 Chapter Five Heroes and Superstars 112 vi CONTENTS Chapter Six Supporting Roles 139 Chapter Seven Arab Terrorists 167 Chapter Eight Zionist Hoodlums 196 Chapter Nine Tribal Troubles 223 Chapter Ten A Resilient Relationship 249 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 275 NOTES 277 ARCHIVAL SOURCES 331 INDEX 335 ABBREVIATIONS ACPC American Christian Palestine Committee ADL Anti-D efamation League AFME American Friends of the Middle East AIPAC American Israel Public Affairs Committee AJC American Jewish Committee BDS Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions CCFP Creative Community for Peace CIA Central Intelligence Agency FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation HUAC House Un- American Activities Committee JDL Jewish Defense League JNF Jewish National Fund MPAA Motion Picture Association of America NJA New Jewish Agenda PLO Palestine Liberation Organization RPF Righteous Persons Foundation UJA United Jewish Appeal UJWF United Jewish Welfare Fund UPA United Palestine Appeal WRP Workers Revolutionary Party ZOA Zionist Organization of America HOLLYWOOD AND ISRAEL
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