UID:
almahu_9949136338402882
Format:
1 online resource (384 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780191923906 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
This work examines Zionist activism in East-Central Europe during the years of war, occupation, revolution, the collapse of empires, and the formation of nation states in the years 1914 to 1920. Against the backdrop of the Great War - its brutal aftermath and consequent violence - the day-to-day encounters between Zionist activists and the Jewish communities in the region gave the movement credibility, allowed it to win support and to establish itself as a leading force in Jewish political and social life for decades to come. Through activists' efforts, Zionism came to mean something new: Rather than being concerned with debates over Jewish nationhood and pioneering efforts in Palestine, it came to be about aiding starving populations, organizing soup-kitchens, establishing orphanages, schools, kindergartens, and hospitals, negotiating with the authorities, and leading self-defence against pogroms.
Note:
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780192897459
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
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