Moshe Menuhin

Moshe Menuhin (1893–1983) was born in Russia to a distinguished, religious Jewish family. When they moved to Palestine, Menuhin was sent to Orthodox Jewish schools. He came to the United States in 1913 to complete his higher education at New York University. After graduating in 1917, the young Menuhin recognized his disenchantment with the developments of political Zionism and decided to remain in the United States. He settled in California with his wife and son. However, Menuhin never lost interest in Middle Eastern politics. As a conscientious Jew, he was particularly concerned about the fate of the uprooted Arab inhabitants of Palestine and the bitter dispute between the Arab countries and “Jewish” nationalists. Menuhin, along with several other prominent American Jews, helped establish Jewish Alternative to Zionism, Inc., to conduct an educational program applying Judaism’s values of justice and knowledge to the AraB&Ndash;Israeli conflict.