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Rabbi Judah ben Shlomo Alkalai (Alkali)
(1798-1878) Forerunner of modern Zionism |
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Kalischer (Kalisher) (1795-1874) Forerunner of modern Zionism |
Moses Hess (1812- 1875) Author of "Rome and Jerusalem": |
Achad Ha'am (Asher Ginsberg (1856 -1927) Father of Cultural Zionism |
Arthur Ruppin (1876-1943) Made practical Zionism possible |
Ber Borochov (1881-1917) A founder of Socialist Zionism |
A.D. Gordon (1856 1922) Founder of the Labor Zionist Movement |
Nachman Syrkin (1868-1924 ) A founder of Socialist Zionism |
Theodor Herzl (1860 -1904) Founder of the Zionist Movement |
Zeev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky (1880 - 1940) Founder of the Jewish Legion, the Haganah and the Revisionist party. |
David Ben Gurion (1886-1973) Head of the Zionist Executive; First Prime Minister of Israel |
Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) President of the World Zionist Organization; First President of Israel. |
General Allenby Enters Jerusalem, 1917 | Stockade and Tower Settlement- set up over night to circumvent Mandatory regulations. | February 22, 1948. British soldiers drive 3 military vehicles carrying explosives to Ben Yehuda Street in central Jerusalem. Explosions leave 52 dead and 123 injured. | Danny Mas Commander of the convoy of 35 (Lamed Heh) sent to rescue Gush Etzion, massacred in January of 1948. |
Exodus, 1947 Holocaust survivor ship turned back by the British, forced to return to Germany. |
May 28, 1948. Ethnic cleansing: Fall of the Jewish quarter of the old city of Jerusalem to the legion. Nissan Beck synagogue is visible in the background. Jews were expelled. | Gush Etzion - a look out post. Gush Etzion fell on May 15, 1948. 50 soldiers who surrendered were massacred by Palestinians. |
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History of Labor and Socialist Zionism
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Wikipedia article about Zionism
- A comprehensive article including the history of Zionism as well as links to specific topics and articles about anti-Zionism.Zionism - Table of contents at the Jewish Virtual Library
Zionism - Definition and Brief History - A balanced article that covers the definitions and history of Zionism as well as opposition to Zionism and criticisms by Arabs, Jewish anti-Zionists.
Labor Zionism - Early History and Critique - Contribution of Labor Zionism to the creation of the Jewish state, and problems of Labor Zionism in a changing reality.
The US Library of congress has a comprehensive and balanced set of articles about Zionism:
Zionist Precursors - US Library of Congress
Political Zionism - US Library of Congress
Cultural Zionism - US Library of Congress
Labor Zionism - US Library of Congress
Revisionist Zionism - US Library of Congress
Jewish Agency Zionism pages - Links to basic information about Zionism from the Jewish Agency
Ambassador Herzog explains Zionism in the UN
Advocacy
Active Zionism - A Zionist advocacy site with many useful links
Realistic Religious Zionism - moderate religious Zionist Web site
Jewish Agency Zionism pages - Links to basic information about Zionism from the Jewish Agency
Ambassador Herzog explains Zionism in the UN
Advocacy
Active Zionism - A Zionist advocacy site with many useful links
Realistic Religious Zionism - moderate religious Zionist Web site