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Episode 3·Apr 26, 2023
Theodor Herzl and Launching the Zionist Movement, 1895-1904
How Theodor Herzl became Zionism's chief diplomat, institution-builder, and ideological visionary.
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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34:07Episode 4·Apr 26, 2023
The Jewish Homeland in the Making, 1904-1918
Efforts to move to the Land of Israel and build a state accelerate just as Zionist diplomacy pays off with the Balfour Declaration.
33:15Episode 5·Apr 26, 2023
The Arabs Attack, the British Retreat, and the Jews Keep Building, 1918-1939
Arabs escalate violence against Jews as the British try to appease them. Meanwhile, Jews build the institutions that could serve as the nucleus for their state.
35:03Episode 6·Apr 26, 2023
The Securing of International Support for a Jewish State, 1939-1947
Dr. Polisar analyzes the decisions made within the Land of Israel and outside it that revived the prospects for a Jewish state after it seemed impossible.
