Before World War II, Zionism Was a Fringe Ideology
Prior to Israel’s founding, the majority of European Jews rejected the idea of an ethnically Jewish nation. Instead they fought antisemitism by building solidarity.
Clare Lemlich is an Australian-born socialist and librarian living in Los Angeles. She is a member of Marx21 US and her writing has appeared in the journal International Socialism, LeftEast, and elsewhere.
Prior to Israel’s founding, the majority of European Jews rejected the idea of an ethnically Jewish nation. Instead they fought antisemitism by building solidarity.