Creator Bio
Hayim Greenberg
1889–1953
Born in Bessarabia, Hayim Greenberg was a prominent Zionist orator and publicist in both Russia and the United States. After being jailed several times by the Bolsheviks for Zionist activities, he left for Berlin in 1921 and then moved permanently to the United States in 1924. In America, he took a leading role in Labor Zionism and edited several of its publications. In 1934, he became editor of the monthly Jewish Frontier. Cultured and widely read, he was known particularly for his urbane essays in three languages—Hebrew, Yiddish, and English.
Content by Hayim Greenberg
Primary Source
The Universalism of the Chosen People
This article attempts to dispel comparisons between Nazi racial concepts and the Jewish theological idea of being a chosen people.
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Destruction, Rebirth, and Cultural Thought
1939–1973
The years between 1939 and 1973 witnessed unprecedented tragedy and transformation for the Jewish people.