History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sokolow, Nahum
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History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Sokolow, Nahum
Jews -- Restoration; Zionism -- History
What ought Jews to do? To this question we answer: In these serious
times all Jews should be united, all Jewish organizations, parties
and communities should set to work, by all lawful means, through the
press, literature, propaganda and personal connections, to attain the
recognition of a national home for our people in the Land of _Israel_;
and at the same time to carry through the abolition of all injustice
against the Jews in the countries of the Diaspora.
And in view of the enormous importance of the already existing Jewish
colonization in Palestine for our future, and, also, of the salvation
of the Jewish people from want and misery accentuated by the war, the
greatest possible assistance must be given to Palestine and to the
suffering masses of Jews in the Diaspora. For the sake of these causes,
and especially for the first, the Zionist Organization all over the
world should not only be maintained, but also placed in a position to
develop and enlarge its activities.
ZIONIST PROPAGANDA IN WARTIME
In the above the Zionist policy has been sketched. Experience has by
this time shown that in spite of the incredible difficulties of all
kinds, Zionism has not only not lost its power, but has also actively
developed its work.
The present war has not affected the unity of the Zionist idea nor has
it affected the unity of the Zionist Organization. As the Organization
was established on the federative principle, it was found possible to
continue the essential work of the movement by utilising the separate
organizations of the different countries. The work of propaganda and
the collection of funds, so far from diminishing, actually made great
progress. The societies already in existence continued their work
very effectively, and a considerable number of new societies came into
being. _Die Welt_, the central organ of the movement, had, however,
to be suspended; but a series of new Zionist publications made their
appearance. The Zionist press――in Russia particularly――made great
headway. The Zionist weekly, _Razswiet_, which is published in the
Russian language, increased its circulation threefold. Three new
dailies, _Ha’am_ in _Hebrew_, _Das Togblatt_ and _Der Telegraf_
in _Yiddish_, were established, and rapidly attained a circulation
comparable to the great European daily papers. A crowd of new
journalists and publicists accepting the Zionist platform, joined the
old guard of writers and workers in the cause. The _Yiddish_ Press
in Poland, which numbers its readers by the hundred thousand, put
themselves at the disposal of the Zionist movement. One in particular,
which had hitherto been territorialist, and only lukewarm towards
Zionism, declared openly its acceptance of the Zionist programme.
In England Zionist activity in press and literature made remarkable
progress, such as had scarcely been imagined possible in this country.
It is worthy of note that, quite apart from the Zionist Press proper,
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