Herzl and Jabotinsky
Two ideas—nationhood and political self-determination—form the basis of a particular kind of modern Zionism. It embodies seemingly contradictory elements: a homeland exclusively for the Jewish people that also emphasizes liberal-democratic principles, from religious freedom to minority rights. In this course, we will examine two thinkers who helped craft this worldview: Theodor Herzl and Vladimir (or Ze’ev) Jabotinsky. Through their forceful activism and writing, they articulated original ways to conceive of the Jews as a nation and the subject of their own political fate.
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Herzl and Jabotinsky