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Nathan Birnbaum - Wikipedia. Nathan Birnbaum ( Hebrew: נתן בירנבוים; pseudonyms: "Mathias Acher", "Dr. N. Birner", "Mathias Palme", "Anton Skart", "Theodor Schwarz", and "Pantarhei"; 16 May 1864 – 2 April 1937) was an Austrian writer and journalist, Jewish thinker and nationalist.
Nathan Birnbaum was born in Vienna and lived there from 1864 to 1908 and from 1914 to 1921. In 1882, together with two other students at the University of Vienna, he founded “Kadimah,” the first organization of Jewish nationalist students in the West.
A book review of Jess Olson's biography of Nathan Birnbaum, the forgotten father of Zionism who coined the term and later rejected it. The review traces Birnbaum's journey from traditional Judaism to Zionism, Yiddishism, and Orthodoxy, and his conflicts with Herzl and other Zionist leaders.
Apr 2, 2014 · On April 2, 1937, Nathan Birnbaum, a thinker and activist whose ideological transformations ran the full gamut of the Jewish experience in the half-century before the Holocaust – but who is as little remembered today as he was influential during his lifetime – died, at the age of 72.
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Jun 13, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Nathan Birnbaum, who coined the term “Zionism” and played a key role in the early Zionist movement. Discover how he evolved from a secular Zionist to a religious Orthodox leader and critic of Zionism.
Jan 12, 2021 · A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Nathan Birnbaum, a pioneer of secular Jewish nationalism and Orthodox political activism. Learn about his coining of the term "Zionism", his involvement in the Yiddish language movement, and his religious conversion.
Nathan Birnbaum was a prolific and influential Jewish intellectual who coined the term Zionism and challenged Theodor Herzl's vision of a Jewish state. This article explores his life, works, and legacy based on the Birnbaum family archive in Toronto.
