Response ·
How World War I Changed the Course of American Zionism
By Allan Arkush, Andrew KossThe war and the danger to European Jewry brought with them a fervor that Jewish activists could only wish for these days.
Allan Arkush
Allan Arkush is the senior contributing editor of the Jewish Review of Books and professor of Judaic studies and history at Binghamton University.
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Monthly Essay ·
The Rise of American Zionism
By Allan ArkushShocked by World War I, American Jews turned to Zionism as a way to save their European brethren. Their support came at just the right moment to affect the course of Jewish history.
Observation ·
The First Days of World Zionism, 122 Years Ago Tomorrow
By Allan ArkushA full English translation of the minutes of the first Zionist Congress is finally available, allowing an engrossing reconstruction of the momentous scene.
Response ·
Does Such an Entity as “the Jewish People” Still Exist?
By Allan ArkushThese days, many say no—but a functioning Jewish People's Council would prove them wrong. And that's reason enough to support it.
Observation ·
The Other Other L. Strauss
By Allan ArkushMeet Lewis (not Levi, and not Leo) Strauss, the now-forgotten American Jew who helped German Jews escape the Nazis, played a key role in developing nuclear weapons, and more.
Response ·
How Gentile Zionism Affected the Statesmen Behind the Balfour Declaration
By Allan ArkushSome of them viewed things in a more inspiring light than that of political and material interests.
Observation ·
For George Eliot, to Appreciate the Jews Was to Save England
By Allan ArkushIn a new lecture series, a master teacher shows the enduring relevance of the great 19th-century novelist's Daniel Deronda .
Response ·
What Would Ahad Ha’am Think about Israel Today?
By Allan ArkushHe would likely share more with young men sporting knitted kippot and young women in long skirts than with any other sizable group on the Israeli scene.
Observation ·
Abba Hillel Silver, Man of the Zionist Hour
By Allan ArkushThe forgotten story of the arrogant, overbearing egotist who, with one speech, united the American Jewish community behind the Zionist idea and helped secure the Jewish future
Response ·
Devaluing the Diaspora
By Allan ArkushHillel Halkin's scorn for American Jewry.
