Speeches and Articles

Book Description

Nordau’s analysis of the state of the Jews in the world and his speeches became classics of Zionist literature" – Encyclopedia Judaica“I can assure you that he will lead the cause at least as well as I did or better” – Theodor Herzl, on suggesting Nordau as his successorNORDAU, Max. Speeches and Articles [Title and text in Russian]. Published in Ekaterinoslav: L. I. Satanovskii [passed by Russian censorship in St. Petersburg], 1898. Original greenish wrappers detached from contemporary binding. 66pp., (1). Wrapper detached but present, overall Very Good condition. Max Nordau (1849-1923) was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organizations and achieved renown as a philosopher, writer, and orator for the Jewish People. It was Nordau who drafted the Basel Program at the First Zionist Congress (1897). As a speechmaker, he addressed numerous Zionist congresses, always examining the status of the Jew in the world, his condition, his plight, and the impact of emancipation. When Nordau was once told about Herzl’s "insane" plans for a Zionist state, he replied to Herzl, “If you are insane, we are insane together. Count me in!"RARITY: We were unable to locate any copies of the book in OCLC. This rare complilation of Nordau’s speeches provides insight into his firsthand assessment of the oppressive conditions of the Jews worldwide, the status of anti-Semitism, and his hope for a Jewish Homeland as a refuge for Jewish life and safety.

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