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Lesson 2 of 5·Zionism and Anti-Zionism: The History of Two Opposing Ideas
At the turn of the 20th century, political Zionism was just one of many responses to the “Jewish question.” Communism and Bundism, two variants of anti-Zionism, were also attractive answers. And even within the Zionist movement, competing types of Zionism emerged, including Labor Zionism, the most popular variant. In this episode, Dr. Wilf shows why Communism, Bundism, and Labor Zionism were attractive to Jews, and why the verdict of history ultimately discredits the first two. Labor Zionism, on the other hand, remains an influential school of thought in modern Israel.
Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel and Zionist thought. She was a member of the Israeli parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as chair of the Education Committee and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Dr. Wilf is the author of seven books, including her most…
Zoé Tara Zeigherman was one of Dr. Wilf’s students in that seminar. As a 2022 Tikvah Beren Summer Fellow, she worked to develop the course curriculum into the series before you today. She currently works as a production assistant in New York City.
