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Tag: Ahad Ha'am

0 History Culture

The Litterateur and the Cultural Zionist: a WWI Footnote

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 12 May

Georg Morris Cohen Brandes, a notable Danish literary critic, unexpectedly intersects with Jewish history through his writings on the plight of Eastern European Jews during World War I. Brandes, often criticized by Jewish thinkers such as Ahad Ha'am for his disconnection from Jewish culture, employed his platform to criticize the antisemitic actions of Polish and Russian forces against Jews in war-torn regions.

0 Philosophy Politics

We must reclaim the ethical vision at the heart of Zionism

Jewish Chronicle · 19 Dec 2024

The article argues for reclaiming the ethical vision at the heart of Zionism, challenging the narrative that equates Zionism with racism or colonialism.

0 Torah Holidays

Parashah of the week: Beshallach

Rabbi Mordechai Wollenberg in Jewish Chronicle · 25 Jan 2024

Rashi's commentary on Parashat Beshallach focuses on the significance of Shabbat observance, highlighting the dual nature of "zachor" (remember) and "shamor" (keep) in the commandments related to Shabbat.

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Allan Arkush on Ahad Ha'am and "The Jewish State and Jewish Problem" (Rebroadcast)

Tikvah · 19 Aug 2021

In an 1897 essay called "The Jewish State and the Jewish Problem," Ahad Ha'am, a Zionist writer, argued that Judaism does not need an independent state but rather conditions favorable to its development, such as a settlement of Jews working in various fields.

0 Israel Culture

Zionism as a Vocation: Ahad Ha'am and the Legacy of Cultural Zionism

Tel Aviv Review · 10 Mar 2017

Dr. Brian Klug from the University of Oxford explores the ideas of Ahad Ha'am, an early 20th-century Zionist thinker, in his book "Words of Fire: Ahad Ha'am and the Jewish Future."