JEWISH AMERICA'S POLITICS 1967-1973

Jewish America was overwhelmingly in support of Israel during the 6-Day War of 1967, raising $100,000,000 in emergency funding, and going to Israel to work in civilian jobs so Israelis could fight.  The emergence of the Jewish New Left, however, led by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin (who, I must admit, were humorous heroes in my late teen years), turned our views in a more conservative direction.  Although nearly nonexistent beforehand, awareness of the Jewish New Left caused an increase in anti-Semitism.  Following the 6-Day War, we began the "get-out-of-Vietnam" movement.  Jewish America's support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War of 1973 was noticeably less than in 1967.