The Origins of Israel, 1882-1948

by Kaplan, Eran; Penslar, Derek J.

• ISBN13: 9780299284947
• ISBN10: 0299284948
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

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 Historychronicles 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, gives readers the opportunity to encounter voices from history and make judgments for themselves about matters of world-historical significance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 3
The Roots Of The :New Yishuv	p. 11
Letter of Complaint to the Settlers of Rishon Le-Tsion (1883)Baronedmond De Rothschild	p. 18
Dispensation for the Sabbatical Year (1888)	p. 21
The Rothschild Administration (1890)	p. 24
Truth from Eretz Yisrael (1891)	p. 39
Outline for an Agenda (1906)Ha-Po'el Ha-Tsa'ir	p. 42
Platform (1906) and Proposal for a Program (1907)po'alei tsion	p. 42
The Strike at Kinneret Farm (1911)	p. 46
The Yemenite Immigrants and Their Absorption in the Settlements (1913)	p. 50
Founding Statement (1909)	p. 54
Letters from an Anonymous Farm Wife of the First Aliyah {1889)	p. 57
Pioneer Women of the Second Aliyah	p. 6
Jaffa Changes its Face (1907)	p. 82
Building the Jewish National Home	p. 85
The Selection of the Fittest (1919)	p. 94
The Collective Agricultural Settlements in Palestine (1927)	p. 103
Song of the Valley (1934)	p. 108
Going Down to the Sea (1937)	p. 110
Labor Incidents in Palestine (1925)	p. 116
The Pechter Strike (1927)	p. 119
The Labor Brigade (1926)	p. 122
Tel Aviv (1933)	p. 126
Tel Aviv as a Jewish City (1939)	p. 131
Platform for the 1931 Flections to the Representative Assembly (1931)	p. 135
Union of United General Zionists
Thou Shalt Not Wear Sha'atnez (1929)	p. 141
Betar and the Zionist Revolution (1932)	p. 145
The Strike at the Froumine Biscuit Factory (1932)	p. 149
Labor Disputes and Acts of Violence (1934)	p. 152
Rabbi Herzog on the Chief Rabbinate (ca. 1948)	p. 156
Public Announcement (1938)	p. 161
The Neturei Karta Community of Haredi Jewry
Forging a Modern Hebrew Culture in the Land of Israel	p. 165
Plain Language Association (1889)	p. 171
How to Spread the Use of Hebrew (1927)	p. 175
Purim Celebrations in Tel Aviv (1931)	p. 180
The National and Cultural Importance of Bezalel (1930)	p. 185
The Hebrew Stage: Moriah, not Acropolis (1926)	p. 189
Mordechai Golinkin and the Palestine Opera (1927)	p. 194
The Cinema Controversy in Tel Aviv (1932)	p. 196
The Hebrew University (1925)	p. 198
Jewish-Arab Conflict and Zionist Responses	p. 203
The Need for Defense (1919)	p. 210
Tel Hai (1920)	p. 213
Yizkor (1920)	p. 216
Response to the Arab Riots (1930)	p. 218
The General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel
The Future of Zionist Policy (1932)	p. 235
On the Partition of Palestine (1937)	p. 239
Platform for Judeo-Arab Accord (1930)	p. 245
Platform (1942)	p. 253
On the Iron Wall (1923)	p. 257
On Militarism (1929)	p. 264
World War II, The Holocaust, and the Yishuv	p. 269
Diary (1940-41)	p. 275
Introduction to The Book of Valor (1941)	p. 284
On the Defense of Palestine and the Jews (1942)	p. 289
Origins of the Palmach (1941-42)	p. 293
The Palmach's First Operations (1944)	p. 297
The Palmach Anthem (1941)	p. 302
Outlines of Zionist Policy (1941)	p. 304
Uberatingjerusalern (1942)	p. 318
Four Years (1943)Ha-Shomee Ha-Tsa'lr	p. 325
Works by Avraham Stern and Lehi (i932-ca- 1943)	p. 331
The Struggle for Palestinde And Establishment Of The state	p. 337
The Silver Platter (1947)	p. 344
AJewish Child's Letter to an Israeli Soldier (1948)	p. 349
Public Opinion during the 1948 War	p. 349
Radio Broadcasts from The Voice of Fighting Zion (1947)	p. 358
DeirYassin(i948)The Voice Of Fighting Zion	p. 368
The Status Quo Agreements (1947)	p. 368
Glossary	p. 373
For Further Reading	p. 375
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