Zionism: Past and Present »

Nathan Rotenstreich (1914-1993) was Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and his works include Order and Might, also published by SUNY Press.

Traces the dialectical connections between Zionism's past and present

Foreword

An "Inside Intellectual": Remarks on the Public Thought of Nathan Rotenstreich Avi Bareli Bareli, Avi Yossef Gorny Gorny, Yossef 1

Chapter 1 Return and Modernity 47

Chapter 2 Activity and the Present 61

Chapter 3 Aspects of Renaissance 73

Chapter 4 The Negation of the Diaspora 87

Chapter 5 The Values of Israeli Society 101

Chapter 6 Toward a Reformulation of Zionist Ideology 115

Afterword Shlomo Avineri Avineri, Shlomo 127

Nathan Rotenstreich on Issues Relating to the Holocaust 133

Appendix Ephrat Balberg-Rotenstreich Balberg-Rotenstreich, Ephrat 135

The Individual and Personal Responsibility 137

The Holocaust as a Unique Historical Event 155

Index 165