The origins of Israel, 1882-1948 : a documentary history / edited by Eran Kaplan and Derek J. Penslar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaplan, Eran.

Penslar, Derek Jonathan.

Sorkin, David.

Series:

Sources in modern Jewish history.

Sources in modern Jewish history / David Sorkin, series editor

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Palestine--History--19th century--Sources.

Jews--Palestine--History--20th century--Sources.

Zionism--Palestine--History--Sources.

Palestine--History--1799-1917--Sources.

Palestine--History--1917-1948--Sources.

Israel--History--Sources.

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1880 the Jewish community in Palestine encompassed some 20, 000 Orthodox Jews; within sixty-five years it was transformed into a secular proto-state with well-developed political, military, and economic institutions, a vigorous Hebrew-language culture, and some 600, 000 inhabitants. The Origins of Israel, 1882-1948: A Documentary History chronicles the making of modern Israel before statehood, providing in English the texts of original sources (many translated from Hebrew and other languages) accompanied by extensive introductions and commentaries from the volume editors.This sourcebook assembles a diverse array of 62 documents, many of them unabridged, to convey the ferment, dissent, energy, and anxiety that permeated the Zionist project from its inception to the creation of the modern nation of Israel. Focusing primarily on social, economic, and cultural history rather than Zionist thought and diplomacy, the texts are organized in themed chapters. They present the views of Zionists from many political and religious camps, factory workers, farm women, militants, intellectuals promoting the Hebrew language and arts-as well as views of ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionists. The volume includes important unabridged documents from the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict that are often cited but are rarely read in full. The editors, Eran Kaplan and Derek J. Penslar, provide both primary texts and informative notes and commentary, giving readers the opportunity to encounter voices from history and make judgments for themselves about matters of world-historical significance. Best Special Interest Books, selected by the Public Library ReviewersBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section I: The Roots of the "New Yishuv

1. Letter of Complaint to the Settlers of Rishon Le-Tsion (1883) - Baron Edmond De Rothschild

2. Dispensation for the Sabbatical Year (1888)

3. The Rothschild Administration (1890) - Mordechai Ben Hillel Ha-Kohen

4. Truth from Eretz Yisrael (1891) - Ahad Ha-Am

5. Outline for an Agenda (1906) - Ha-Po'el Ha-Tsa'ir

6. Platform (1906) and Proposal for a Program (1907) - Po'alei Tsion

7. The Strike at Kinneret Farm (1911) - David Ben-Gurion

8. The Yemenite Immigrants and Their Absorption in the Settlements (1913) - Shmuel Yavnieli

9. Founding Statement (1909) - Ha-Shomer

10. Letters from an Anonymous Farm Wife of the First Aliyah (1889)

11. Pioneer Women of the Second Aliyah

12. Jaffa Changes Its Face (1907) - Ze'ev Smilansky

Section II: Building the Jewish National Home

13. The Selection of the Fittest (1919) - Arthur Ruppin

14. The Collective Agricultural Settlements in Palestine (1927) - Yitzahak Wilkansky

15. Song of the Valley (1934) - Nathan Alterman

16. Going Down to the Sea (1937) - David Ben-Gurion

17. Labor Incidents in Palestine (1925) - William Ormsby Gore

18. The Pechter Strike (1927) - Anonymous Jewish Workers

19. The Labor Brigade (1926)

20. Tel Aviv (1933) - Yitzhak Gruenbaum

21. Tel Aviv as a Jewish City (1939)

22. Platform for the 1931 Elections to the Representative Assembly (1931) - Union of the United General Zionist

23. Thou Shalt Not Wear Sha'atnez (1929) - Vladimir Jabotinsky

24. Betar and the Zionist Revolution (1932) - Yehoshua Heschel Yevin

25. The Strike at the Froumine Biscuit Factory (1932)

26. Labor Disputes and Acts of Violence (1934) - David Remez

27. Rabbi Herzog on the Chief Rabbinate (ca. 1948).

28. Public Announcement (1938) - The Neturei Karta Community of Haredy Jewry

Section III: Forging a Modern Hebrew Culture in the Land of Israel

29. Plain Language Association (1889) - Eliezer Ben Yehuda

30. How to Spread the Use of Hebrew (1927) - Menachem Ussishkin

31. Purim Celebrations in Tel Aviv (1931)

32. The National and Cultural Importance of Bezalel (1930) - Joseph Klausner

33. The Hebrew Stage: Moriah, not Acropolis (1926) - Avigdor Hameiri

34. Mordechai Golinkin and the Palestine Opera (1927)

35. The Cinema Controversy in Tel Aviv (1932)

36. The Hebrew University (1925) - Chaim Weizmann

Section IV: Jewish -Arab Conflict and Zionist Responses

37. The Need for Defense (1919) - Yitzhak Tabenkin

38. Tel Hai (1920) - Y. H. Brenner

39. Yizkor (1920) - Berl Katznelson

40. Response to the Arab Riots (1930) - General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel

41. The Future of Zionist Policy (1932) - Chaim Arlosoroff

42. On the Partition of Palestine (1937) - David Ben-Gurion

43. Platform for Judeo-Arab Accord (1930) - Chaim Margalit-Kalvarisky

44. Platform (1942) - Ihud

45. On the Iron Wall (1923) - Vladimir Jabotinsky

46. On Militarism (1929) - Vladimir Jabotinsky

Section V: World War II, The Holocaust, and the Yishuv

47. Diary (1940-41) - Arthur Ruppin

48. Introduction to The Book of Valor (1941) - Berl Katznelson

49. On the Defense of Palestine and the Jews (1942) - David Ben-Gurion

50. Origins of the Palmach (1941-42)

51. The Palmach's First Operations (1944) - Yitzhak Sadeh

52. The Palmach Anthem (1941) - Zerubavel Gilad

53. Outlines of Zionist Policy (1941) - David Ben-Gurion

54. Liberating Jerusalem (1942) - Irgun Tzva'i Le'umi

55. Four Years (1943) - Ha-Shomer Ha-Tsa'ir

56. Works of Avraham Stern and Lehi (1932-ca. 1943).

Section VI: The Struggle for Palestine and the Establishment of the State

57. The Silver Platter (1947) - Nathan Alterman

58. A Jewish Child's Letter to an Israeli Soldier (1948)

59. Public Opinion during the 1948 War

60. Radio Broadcasts from The Voice of Fighting Zion (1947)

61. Deir Yassin (1948) - The Voice of Fighting Zion

62. The Status Quo Agreements (1947)

Glossary

For Further Reading.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613532213

9781280128332

128012833X

9780299284930

029928493X

OCLC:

785870849