“Meticulously researched . . . This valuable book is a corrective to simplistic views of strategies of the Zionist leaders of European Jewry in general just before the Holocaust.”
— Choice
“Wide-ranging, multilayered, and riveting.”
— Jewish Review of Books
“Contains a treasure trove of information about this critical period in terms of the contemporaneous understandings and interpretations of some of the most important figures in modern Jewish history.”
— Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
“This book offers an opportunity for critical reflection on what was, and was not, possible before the storm clouds of war fell on Europe.”
— Gazeta
"Jehuda Reinharz and Yaacov Shavit have provided us with a window into these last years before the catastrophe with a narrative that is historically sophisticated, well written, and full of insights and juxtapositions that will enhance every reader’s comprehension of interwar Poland and prewar Zionism. Anyone interested in this turbulent period of European history or in Polish-Jewish relations will find much of interest here."
— The Polish Review