Between Zionism and Judaism: The Radical Circle in Brith Shalom, 1925-1933

Shalom Ratzabi

BRILL, 2002 - History - 455 pages

This work provides a vivid picture of the dichotomy between the ideology preached by the radical circle of the Brith Shalom Society and the nationalism of early twentieth-century Palestine. Many considered the Brith Shalom Society representative of the spiritual trend of Zionism. This important book examines the aspirations and cultural sources of these men from Central Europe who met in Palestine as members of the Brith Shalom Society during the first half of the twentieth century, in the context of the political reality of a pre-independent Palestine and the new state of Israel. The fact that this circle included well-known personalities, such as Samuel Hugu Bergmann, Gershom Scholem, Erenst Simon, Hans Kohn and ecumenists, such as Martin Buber and Judah L. Magnes, none of whom was a politician in the ordinary sense, makes this study all the more fascinating and compelling.

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Contents

• Idea Ideal and Ideology as Understood by: 3
• Findesiecle NeoRomanticism: 40
• Between the OrganicDevelopmental Concept and: 93
• Brith Shalom: 137
• The Men from Central Europe in Brith Shalom: 188
• The Polemic about the Rejection of the Exile: 287
• Roots in the Past Nationalism Universalism: 335
• Between Zionism and Religious Socialism: 378
• inclusion: 424
• Bibliography: 433
• Index: 447

About the author

Shalom Ratzabi, Ph.D. (1994) in Jewish History, Tel Aviv University, is lecturer of History at Tel Aviv University and the editor of Zionism. He has published extensively on Spiritual Zionism and on the Orthodox and New Orthodox trends in modern Judaism.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Between Zionism and Judaism: The Radical Circle in Brith Shalom, 1925-1933; Volume 23 of Brill's series in Jewish studies, ISSN 0926-2261
• Author: Shalom Ratzabi
• Publisher: BRILL, 2002
• ISBN: 9004115072, 9789004115071
• Length: 455 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Interior Design / General; History / Jewish; Political Science / Peace; Religion / Judaism / History