The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and ReaderArthur Hertzberg A classic since its initial publication in 1959, The Zionist Idea is an anthology of writings by the leading thinkers of the Zionist movement, including Theodor Herzl, Ahad Ha-Am, Martin Buber, Louis Brandeis, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Judah Magnes, Max Nordau, Mordecai Kaplan, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Weizmann, and David Ben-Gurion. |
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A Historical Analysis and Reader Arthur Hertzberg. We had thought that God was power , exaltation , the loftiest of the lofty . We had thought that all that walked upon the heights became a vehicle for His Presence , but lo ! a day came ...
A Historical Analysis and Reader Arthur Hertzberg. We had thought that God was power , exaltation , the loftiest of the lofty . We had thought that all that walked upon the heights became a vehicle for His Presence , but lo ! a day came ...
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... thought . Moreover , the " spiritual " definition of what is a Jew leads to national chauvinism . National freedom is meaningless unless it fosters the freedom of the individual . There can be no national renaissance worth fighting for ...
... thought . Moreover , the " spiritual " definition of what is a Jew leads to national chauvinism . National freedom is meaningless unless it fosters the freedom of the individual . There can be no national renaissance worth fighting for ...
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... thought - image . But a thought - image which has no basis in reality is an illusion . What other basis in reality can there be for the thought - image of Jewish nationality except the unity of the Jewish people with its Torah and its ...
... thought - image . But a thought - image which has no basis in reality is an illusion . What other basis in reality can there be for the thought - image of Jewish nationality except the unity of the Jewish people with its Torah and its ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 14 |
THE THIRD REDEMPTION 1843 | 105 |
ROME AND JERUSALEM 1862 | 119 |
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