May 31, 2022
Was Menachem Begin a Founder of Israel?
A conversation with Meir Soloveichik, and the Israeli historians Martin Kramer and Avi Shilon, about how Menachem Begin relates to Israel’s founding.
On July 13, Mosaic readers joined together to watch the 2021 film Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin. Following a screening of the documentary, Mosaic’s editor Jonathan Silver convened a discussion about the question of how Begin relates to Israel’s founding. Joining him were the historians Martin Kramer and Avi Shilon, and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik. A video recording and lightly edited transcript of their discussion follows.
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