A Russian Incident: 1894-1897. Reprinted from Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society No. XXXIX, Part I (September, 1949).
Philadelphia, PA
by Wallace, William S.
Philadelphia, PA: Press of the Jewish Publication Society, n.d. In Cyrus Adler and Aaron M. Margalith’s admirable survey of the American Department of State’s intercession on behalf of Jews, only a short note is included on what has proved to be one of the most interesting cases involving expatriation in the conduct of American foreign relations, that of John Ginzberg. The case of Ginzberg, a Russo-American expatriate and citizen of Glasgow, Montana, became the subject of protracted negotionations between the American Department of State and the Russian Foregin Office late in 1894. By the time the Ginzberg case had come up there had already been a total of four such cases, none of which had resulted in a satisfactory conclusion. The documentary sources of the case, which are given here, are signficant because of the increased understanding brought to light on this particular phase of Russo-American relations and also indicate that an American minister to St. Petersburg attempted to pursue a policy that was at variance with the policy indicated in the published docuemtns of the Department of State... (Inventory #: 2886gls)