“Floating Jews”—The luftmentsh as an Economic Character

Vallois, Nicolas; Imhoff, Sarah

doi:10.4000/oeconomia.12934

oeconomia

2022

DOI: 10.4000/oeconomia.12934

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“Floating Jews”—The luftmentsh as an Economic Character

Nicolas Vallois¹,

Sarah Imhoff²

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Non-Proletarianization Theories of the Jewish Worker (1902 to 1939)

Vallois¹

2022

J Hist Econ Thought

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In the early twentieth century, an economic doctrine known as “non-proletarianization theory” became influential among left-wing Zionists in Russia. According to this theory, Jewish workers were unable to “proletarianize”—that is, to integrate large-scale industry; hence, Jewish territorial autonomy was required, whether in Palestine or elsewhere. This article analyzes this theory’s historical development, focusing on the works of three authors: Haim Dov Horovitz, Yakov Leshchinsky, and Ber Borochov. I claim that discussions of Jewish non-proletarianization can be considered a specific and coherent intellectual tradition in the history of economic thought. I also discuss these theories’ relation to the anti-sweatshop campaign of the Progressive Era, particularly John R. Commons’s writings on Jewish immigrants that were recently debated in this journal.

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Non-Proletarianization Theories of the Jewish Worker (1902 to 1939)

Vallois¹

2022

J Hist Econ Thought

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“Floating Jews”—The luftmentsh as an Economic Character

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