Social Zionism and the Second Aliya

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Social Zionism and the Second Aliya
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The ideas of Social Zionism

• Borokhov A double problem national and
  economic

Finance and politics
Liberal professions
The Jews
Traders and teachers
Workers and peasants
Jews live in an upside-down pyramid. The solution
is to reverse the pyramid, in a new society
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The second Aliya 1903-1904

• Young individuals, secular, Socialist and singles
  Idealist workers
• The religion of Labor A.D. Gordon
• The tension with the farmer of the first Aliyas
  colonies Cheap workers (Arabs) confronting
  Hebrew work
• The parties (Poali Zion and Hapoel Hatzair)
  mutual aid, social club, sickness funds,
  periodicals and debates

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The Achievements of the Second Aliya

• The idea of Hebrew work and the Conquest of Labor
• The conquest of land and the collective
  settlement (Kvutza)
• The Watchmen organization (HaShomer)
• The establishment of parties which supply civil
  services to their members
• 35,000 40,000 immigrants, but only 3000 met the
  pioneers criteria
• Creating heroes and a model for active youth of
  eastern Europe