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In the mid-1890s some socialist circles already existed among Jewish workers. The primary proponents of socialist democratic propaganda were first and foremost Jewish workers. In 1897, proclamations…
Whatever happened to me on that day seemed to urge me to muster up all my courage and hope. When the ship approached the harbor of Jaffa, many people were there to meet us…
Before I left Chicago, the art critic Harold Rosenberg said to me, “Going to Jerusalem? And wondering whether people will talk freely? You’ve got to be kidding, they’ll talk your head off.” He spoke…
“Bar Kokhba” Jewish SocietyCairo, EgyptFounded the 1st of Adar I 5657February 1897Central HeadquartersMr. Theodor HerzlEditor of the “Neue Freie Presse”ViennaSir, dear coreligionist in your Jewish…
Let me be frank: I was there, but as a Zionist. I thought Judaism and Zionism in particular needed to be represented in some way. It was a grand idea, a matter of defending a supreme liberty. Jews…
Before we come to the determination of our tasks, we would like to pause for a while to consider the situation of the present moment. We are experiencing here in Palestine a relatively quiet…
Dear colleague:
I received your letter asking me to send you clear information about the political situation, notably in regard to the Jewish national movement.
Do you not believe that it is still…
The Goal: To develop in our land a cadre of Jewish guards fit for this task.
The Means: 1. To organize the operating guards in the colonies.
2. To become acquainted with and to prepare in the colonies…
Meeting of the Committee comprising: Chairman—Mr. M. Ussishkin; Committee Member—Mr. Ḥ. Ettinger. Candidates—Messrs. Ravnitzki and Raymist; Members of the Audit Committee—Mr. Bialik, Dr. Klausner, Mr…
In 1930, Chaim Elazar Shapiro (Spira), the Hasidic rebbe of Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (today, Mukachevo, Ukraine), traveled by rail to Vienna and Trieste and by ship to Alexandria, where he and his…