The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and ReaderArthur Hertzberg A collection of essays by the classic Zionist thinkers and statesman of all political and spiritual persuations. This book contains a lengthy introduction on Zionist thought and its history. the book offers an anthology of selection from the writings of leading zionist figures from the early 19th century until the establishment of the state of israel. among the important thinkers whose works are presented here are: Theodor Herzl, Ahad Ha-am, Martin Buber, Louis Brandeis, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Judah Magnes, Max Nordau, Ludwig Lewinsohn, Solomon Schechter, Mordecai Kaplan, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Weitzmann, and David ben Gurion. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 13 |
THE THIRD REDEMPTION 1843 | 105 |
SEEKING ZION 1862 | 111 |
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