This Week’s Guest: Allan Arkush
More about: Ahad Ha'am, Jewish Culture, Modern Hebrew literature, Theodor Herzl, Zionism
In 1897, the great Zionist writer Aḥad Ha’am argued that Jewish culture, not politics, was the best avenue to bring about a new Jewish state. This week’s podcast revisits his important ideas.
The Hebrew writer Ahad Ha’am (1856-1927) in 1905. Photo by Jewish Chronicle/Heritage Images/Getty Images.
This Week’s Guest: Allan Arkush
More about: Ahad Ha'am, Jewish Culture, Modern Hebrew literature, Theodor Herzl, Zionism
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