Date Thesis Awarded
5-2021
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Michael Butler
Committee Members
Amy Limoncelli
Mary Kirsh
Abstract
Long considered irrelevant and unimportant to Zionist history, British Zionists played a necessarily important role in the movement in the early 20th century leading up to the 1917 Balfour Declaration and into the 1920s. Historical narratives that have embraced a reductive view of Zionist history that championed Dr. Chaim Weizmann's prominent role during this period have largely shaped this perspective. In this paper, I examine several British Zionists such as Moses Gaster, Leopold Greenberg, Leonard Stein, Frederick Kisch, and Alfred Mond and the roles they played during this pivotal period for Zionism.
Recommended Citation
Marin, Benjamin, "Revisiting British Zionism in the Early 20th Century" (2021). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1686.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1686
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