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Episode 13·Apr 30, 2023
Israel’s Economy and Society Transformed, 1979 to 2021
How the State of Israel became a robust democracy, an economic powerhouse, and a true home for the Jewish people.
Building the Impossible Dream: The History of Zionism·Episode 2·Apr 26, 2023
The Beginnings of Modern Jewish Nationalism, 1807-1895
Not long after the Napoleon-inspired Sanhedrin had declared the end of Jewish nationalism, small but growing numbers of Jews around the world embarked on three separate efforts that laid the foundation for creating a modern state in their ancient homeland: reviving Hebrew as a language for addressing contemporary issues and for daily living; developing the case for the idea of re-establishing a Jewish state in the land of Israel; and bringing about the settling of the land by Jewish pioneers. This episode describes these activities and the figures who led them from the early 19th century until the middle of its final decade.
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