Join Dr. Daniel Polisar on a journey through the miraculous reconstitution of the modern Jewish state, from Napoleon’s flirtations with Zionism to Herzl’s tireless Zionist advocacy to Menachem Begin’s peacemaking. A leading expert on Zionist history, Dr. Polisar will give you a tour of the big ideas and the heroic figures that defined the rise of Jewish nationalism.
Over 13 stimulating episodes, you will:
Cover the entire span of modern Zionist history, from Napoleon’s conquest and possible reconstitution of the Jewish state to Herzl’s tireless Zionist advocacy to Israel in the 21st century.
Meet Zionism’s most important figures, including Theodor Herzl, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Weizmann, Moses Hess, Ahad Ha’Am, Max Nordau, David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin, and many more.
This is a paragraph. Click here to add / edit your own text. This should be used to tell a story and let your users know a little more about your product or service. How can you benefit them?
Find out how Israel transformed itself from a poor, endangered nation into a thriving world power.
Learn what the history of Jewish nationalism can tell us about modern Israeli society today.
Dr. Daniel Polisar is co-founder and executive vice president of Shalem College, Israel’s first liberal arts college. He previously served as president of the Shalem Center from 2002-2013, as well as its director of research, academic director, and editor-in-chief of its journal, Azure. Dr. Polisar has testified before the Knesset Constitution Committee and he was appointed the first chairman of the National Herzl Council, responsible for commemorating the legacy of Theodor Herzl. Dr. Polisar received his B.A. from Princeton University in Politics and his Ph.D. from Harvard in Government.
