Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508) was a major historical figure during the waning of the Middle Ages. Statesman, diplomat, courtier, and financier, he was, at the same time, a scholar of encyclopedic learning, a philosopher, an exegete, a prolific...
B. Netanyahu Books
Benzion Netanyahu was a Polish-born Israeli historian and Zionist activist. He was a staunch advocate of an uncompromising Revisionist Zionism and a vocal critic of political compromise between Jews and Arabs. His scholarly work often challenged conventional historical interpretations, most notably in his extensive study on the origins of the Spanish Inquisition, where he posited that persecution was driven by racial animosity.
Founding Fathers of Zionism
- 230 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Before the state of Israel became a reality in 1948, a group of thinkers advanced the idea; five of these men would become icons of the Zionist movement, and today, renowned history professor Benzion Netanyahu (himself a significant figure) has profiled The Founding Fathers of Zionism.