American Zionist Movement

Silver was a pivotal, truly transformational figure.

Prior to his leadership, the American Zionist movement was largely focused on philanthropy, Jewish welfare, and refugee relief.

They were asking for humanitarian aid.

Charity work, basically.

Yes, there was a bitter clash between Abba Hillel Silver and David Ben-Gurion, who was now the prime minister of Israel.

Right.

Silver believed that the American Zionist movement should remain an independent political entity, making its own strategic decisions based on what was best for American Jews.

That makes sense.

Then Murphy writes, quoting, for the next 25 years, Frankfurter shaped the minds of generations of the nation's most elite law students.

After Brandeis became head of the American Zionist movement, he created an advisory council, an inner circle of his closest advisors, and appointed Felix Frankfurter as one of its members.

Let's go back up to Jacob Schiff.

I can give you...