> The Zionists would > govern the middle east pretty much in the way they worked as stewards in > Eastern Europe
I don't get this. In general, the Jews in Eastern Europe were generally treated as second-class subjects, submitted to pogroms and the like. > Keep in mind that zionism rose at the same time as jews were being > enfranchised across europe (with every social revolution). The zionists drew > their support from those who would otherwise have been local leaders of the > Jewish ghettos, but whose social standing and economic security was now > threatened by the enfranchisement of the jews. please explain. How does this compare to non-Zionist Jewish groups in Eastern Europe at the same time? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
