The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader

by Arthur Hertzberg

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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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HanoarHatzioni 125 reviews

Hertzberg has done a remarkable pioneering job in presenting the intellectual history of Zionism, with the writings of 37 of the leading thinkers of the Zionist movement

Jun 10, 2009

keylawk 2,151 reviews

Detailed biographical and analytical material on modern Zionism as a solution to European, Russian, and Middle Eastern anti-semitism.

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Folkshul 1,468 reviews

History of Zionism in Russia, Rome, Jerusalem; Agnostic Jews and Zionism

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