Pioneers of Zionism: Hess, Pinsker, Rülf : : messianism, settlement policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / / Julius H. Schoeps.

• Author: Schoeps, Julius H. 1942-
• MitwirkendeR: Rülf, Isaak,; Pinsker, Leon,; Hess, Moses,
• TeilnehmendeR: Schellenberg, Margaret-Ann.
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : de Gruyter,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Europäisch-jüdische Studien -- Kontroversen
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Front matter --; Contents --; Introduction --; Between Messianism and social utopia /; Auto-emancipation and self-help /; Persecution and relief measures /; Epilogue, or: the attempt at a conclusion --; Excerpted Passages from the Works of Moses Hess, Leon Pinsker and Isaak Rülf --; Notes --; List of abbreviations --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; List of illustrations --; Index of Names --; Complete PDF
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and index.
• ISBN: 311031472X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Julius H. Schoeps.

The emerging Jewish national consciousness in Europe toward the end of the 19th century claims many spiritual fathers, some of which have been seriously underestimated so far. Zionist intellectuals such as Moses Hess, Leon Pinsker and Isaac Rülf were already committed to the self-liberation of the Jewish people long before Theodor Herzl. Their experiences and observations brought them to believe that the emancipation and integration of Jews were not realistically possible in Europe. Instead, they began to think in national and territorial terms. The author explores the question as to what extent religious messianism influenced the ideas of these men and how this reflects in today's collective Israeli consciousness. In a comprehensive epilogue, Julius H. Schoeps critically correlates ideas of messianic salvation, Zionist pioneer ideals, the settler's movement before and after 1967, and the unsolved conflict between Israelis and Palestinians which has been lasting for over 100 years.