Category: Zionism

February 23, 2025

Moshe Leib Lilienblum: Biography

Born: October 22, 1843, Keidany; Died: 1910, Odessa Moshe Leib Lilienblum was a Jewish-Russian writer, scholar, and Zionist. He was born in the town of Keidany on October 22, 1843. He received a traditional Jewish education and was steeped in…

February 20, 2025

Zvi Hirsch Kalischer: Biography

Born: 1795, Lissa; Died: 1874, Thorn Zvi Hirsch Kalischer was a Jewish Rabbi and Proto-Zionist. He was born in 1795 in the town of Lissa. He received a traditional Jewish education based on the Talmud, but he also encountered modern…

February 9, 2025

Mordecai Manuel Noah: Biography

Born: July 14, 1785, Philadelphia; Died: May 22, 1851, New York Mordecai Manuel Noah was a Jewish-American diplomat, playwright, journalist, utopian, and activist. He was born on July 14, 1785 in Philadelphia and was of Portuguese Sephardic descent. His grandfather…

February 4, 2025

Rabbi Yehuda Bibas: Biography

Born: 1789, Gibraltar; Died: 1852, Hebron Yehuda Bibas was a Rabbi and Proto-Zionist. He was born in 1789 in Gibraltar to a Sephardic Jewish family. He was descended from Chaim ibn Attar, an esteemed Rabbi in the Moroccan Jewish community…

February 4, 2025

Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai: Biography

Born: 1798, Sarajevo; Died: 1878, Jerusalem Yehuda Alkalai was a Rabbi and Proto-Zionist. He was born in 1798 in Sarajevo. He received a traditional Jewish education in Jerusalem where he was significantly influenced in Kabbalah or Jewish Mysticism. In 1825,…

January 28, 2025

Simon Dubnow: Biography

Born: September 10, 1860, Mstislavl; Died: December 8, 1941, Riga Simon Dubnow was a Russian Jewish writer, historian, and social philosopher. He was born on September 10, 1860 in Mstislavl. He descended from a long line of Jewish Rabbis and…

January 21, 2025

Dov Ber Borochov: Biography

Born: 1881, Zolotonosha; Died: 1917, Kiev Dov Ber Borochov was a writer, politician, and Marxist Zionist. He was born in 1881 in Zolotonosha. He did not have a traditional Jewish education, instead graduating from a Russian high school, however he…

January 15, 2025

Jacob Neusner: Biography

Born: July 28, 1932, Hartford; Died: October 8, 2016, Rhinebeck Jacob Neusner was an American academic. He was born on July 28, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut to a Reform Jewish family. His father worked as a publisher of a weekly…

January 8, 2025

A.D. Gordon: Biography

Born: June 9, 1856, Troyanov; Died: February 22, 1922, Degania A.D. Gordon or Aaron David Gordon was a writer, philosopher, and Zionist. He was born on June 9, 1856 in Troyanov. He worked for over 20 years as a official…

January 8, 2025

Martin Buber: Biography

Born: February 8, 1878, Vienna; Died: June 13, 1965, Jerusalem Martin Buber was an Austrian-Jewish philosopher, writer, and Zionist born in Vienna on February 8, 1878. His father was an agriculturalist, and he and his wife were both assimilated Jews….

December 31, 2024

Nachman Syrkin: Biography

Nachman Syrkin Born: February 11, 1868, Mogilev; Died: September 6, 1924, New York Nachman Syrkin was a writer, Zionist activist, and founder of Socialist Zionism. Syrkin was born in 1868 in Mogilev. He received a traditional Jewish education. He started…

December 31, 2024

Leo Pinsker: Biography

Leo Pinsker Born: December 13, 1821, Tomaszow; Died: December 21, 1891, Odessa Leo Pinsker also known as Leon Pinsker or Judah Leib Pinsker was born on December 13, 1821 in Tomaszow. Pinsker was a doctor, writer, and Zionist activist and…

December 24, 2024

Moses Hess: Biography

Moses Hess Born: January 21, 1812, Bonn; Died: April 6, 1875, Paris Moses Hess, also known as Moritz Hess was born on January 21, 1812 in Bonn, Germany. His father was an Orthodox Jew who worked as a merchant. Matrilineally,…

December 10, 2024

Max Nordau: Biography

Max Nordau Born: July 29, 1849, Budapest; Died: Jan 23, 1923, Paris Max Nordau was a doctor, writer, and Zionist leader. Nordau was born on July 29, 1849 the son of a Sephardic Jewish Orthodox Rabbi. He moved away from…

December 10, 2024

Chaim Weizmann: Biography

Chaim Weizmann Born: November 27, 1874, Motol; Died: November 9, 1952, Rehovot Chaim Weizmann was an influential Zionist leader, scientist, and the first President of Israel who is recognized as a founder of Synthetic Zionism. Weizmann was born on November…

December 3, 2024

Theodor Herzl: Biography

Theodor Herzl Born: May 2, 1860, Budapest; Died: July 3, 1904, Edlach Theodor Herzl was the founder of Political Zionism, a journalist, and lawyer. He was born on May 2, 1860 in Budapest. He went on to study law at…

November 21, 2024

Ahad Ha’am: Biography

Ahad Ha’am Born: August 18, 1856; Died: January 2, 1927, Tel Aviv Ahad Ha’am born Asher Hirsch Ginsberg was a Hebrew journalist and essayist, and one of the foremost pre-state Zionist thinkers. He is known as the founder of cultural…

November 10, 2024

Napoleon Bonaparte: Biography

Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) Born: August 15, 1769; Died: May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island Napoleon Bonaparte also referred to as Napoleon I, was the Emperor of the French from 1804-1814. Napoleone di Buonaparte was born to a Corsican family,…

November 10, 2024

Ze’ev Jabotinsky: Biography

Ze’ev Jabotinsky Born: October 17, 1880; Died: August 3, 1940, Hunter Ze’ev Jabotinsky born Vladimir Jabotinsky was a founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement, founder of the Beitar Youth Movement, and founder of the political party Hatzohar which would go…

November 10, 2024

Joseph Chamberlain: Biography

Joseph Chamberlain Born: July 8, 1836, London; Died: July 2, 1914, London Joseph Chamberlain was a British businessman and politician who initially was a member of the Liberal party before joining the Liberal Unionist and ultimately the Conservative party. Chamberlain…

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