A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to ZionismFernwood Pub., 2006 - 261 pages There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. These words by the poet Leonard Cohen could aptly describe this book, which takes history as a witness to the exceptional nature of Zionism in Jewish history. It explains many points of discord between the political ideology of Zionism and what most people consider Judaism. It also shows how Jewish traditional conscience offers a hope for the solution of the Middle East crisis. The conflicts in Israel/Palestine acquire a different meaning when seen in the context of Jewish opposition to Zionism. This book has attracted Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike who find this story inspiring in today's world of mobile identities. |
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... Palestine , providing that they not evince any exclusivist political ambi- tions , such as setting up a Jewish state . Abdullah's letter was read out to the Congress of Agudat Israel held in Vienna in 1923. A document of highest ...
... Palestine , providing that they not evince any exclusivist political ambi- tions , such as setting up a Jewish state . Abdullah's letter was read out to the Congress of Agudat Israel held in Vienna in 1923. A document of highest ...
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... Palestine is , and will be for some time , a remittance society . They know that they can raise vast sums for Palestine by saying to donors ' there is no other place this poor Jew can go . ' " But , " said Roosevelt , " if there's a ...
... Palestine is , and will be for some time , a remittance society . They know that they can raise vast sums for Palestine by saying to donors ' there is no other place this poor Jew can go . ' " But , " said Roosevelt , " if there's a ...
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... Palestine in 1904 . In 1923 he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Palestine by the British Mandate authorities . Deeply immersed in Jewish mysticism , was one of the rare rabbis of the day to encourage the Zionists . Became after his death ...
... Palestine in 1904 . In 1923 he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Palestine by the British Mandate authorities . Deeply immersed in Jewish mysticism , was one of the rare rabbis of the day to encourage the Zionists . Became after his death ...
Contents
Orientations | 5 |
A New Identity | 22 |
The Birth of the Secular Jew | 32 |
Copyright | |
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A Threat from Within: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism Yakov M. Rabkin No preview available - 2006 |
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The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State Jonathan R. Adelman No preview available - 2008 |