Book · 1934 · Zionism

The Jewish State

by Theodor Herzl · Recommended by 5 people on 4 podcasts

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But a very important reference that I think is much more important to me than snow crash which is which is good a good book whatever but fictional is Der Juden by The Herzel which translates as the Jewish State and that led to the foundation of Israel.
Balaji Srinivasan · Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2022 Listen at 1:45:25

What they say about it

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  • Authored by Theodor Herzl
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  • Described as a pamphlet or slim volume
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He wrote this little book as he called it, which was other people called it a pamphlet, a very slim volume called The Jewish State.
Rachel Cockerell EconTalk · Jan 2026
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One of the most significant non-liturgical forms of writing that you end the book with is Theodor Herzl's pamphlet The Jewish State.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Dec 2017
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Even like in the early early correspondence between the mayor of Jerusalem and Herzl who wrote The Jewish State...
Mohammed El-Kurd Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 2023
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Theodore Herzl, who is considered kind of the the father of modern political Zionism because his book The Jewish State came out in 1896.
Daniel Gordis EconTalk · Apr 2023
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What it takes from Israel is the concept of a country founded by a book theater herzl wrote a book called The Jewish state in the late 1800s right around the turn of the century proposing um that the Jewish people have that they were they were a nation without a state a stateless nation proposing that they have their.
Balaji Srinivasan Modern Wisdom · Aug 2022

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Why people recommend it

The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl is a foundational political pamphlet that outlined the vision for a modern homeland for the Jewish people and catalyzed the modern Zionist movement. On EconTalk, Rachel Cockerell discussed the slim volume in the context of early Zionism and the Galveston Project, while Daniel Gordis noted that Herzl's 1896 book established him as the father of modern political Zionism. Pamela Paul also mentioned the historic text on The Book Review during a discussion on Jewish history and significant non-liturgical writings. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, guests brought up the book from different analytical perspectives; Mohammed El-Kurd referenced Herzl's early correspondence while discussing the politics of land acquisition in Jerusalem, whereas Balaji Srinivasan cited the book across multiple appearances on both the Lex Fridman Podcast and Modern Wisdom. Srinivasan pointed to Herzl's work as a prime historical example of how a nation can be successfully founded on the power of a book and a clear moral cause, comparing its ideological weight to science fiction and other foundational texts.

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Balaji Srinivasan but a very important reference that I think is much more important to me than snow crash which is which is… 2
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“but a very important reference that I think is much more important to me than snow crash which is which is good a good book whatever but fictional is Der Juden by The Herzel which translates as the Jewish State and that led to the foundation of Israel”
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“what it takes from Israel is the concept of a country founded by a book theater herzl wrote a book called The Jewish state in the late 1800s right around the turn of the century proposing um that the Jewish people have that they were they were a nation without a state a stateless nation proposing that they have their”
Daniel Gordis and everybody from people like Theodore herzl who is considered kind of the the father of modern political… 1
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“and everybody from people like Theodore herzl who is considered kind of the the father of modern political Zionism because his book The Jewish State came out in 1896”
Mohammed El-Kurd even like in the early early correspondence between the mayor of Jerusalem and herzl who wrote the Jewish S… 1
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“even like in the early early correspondence between the mayor of Jerusalem and herzl who wrote the Jewish State you know the generosity through which uh the Palestinian mayor was talking to herzl who was plotting to take over his land is impressive”
Pamela Paul I have to say one of the most significant non-liturgical forms of writing that you end the book with is The… 1
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“I have to say one of the most significant non-liturgical forms of writing that you end the book with is Theodore herzl's pamphlet The Jewish state”
Rachel Cockerell I mean it's interesting because even Herzel when he first um you know he wrote this little book as he calle… 1
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“I mean it's interesting because even Herzel when he first um you know he wrote this little book as he called it which was other people called it a pamphlet. a very slim volume called the Jewish state and even in that book that his sort of first uh founding of of modern Zionism he uh suggested that there could”