Aharon David Gordon
Aaron David Gordon (Hebrew: אהרן דוד גורדון, born 9 June 1856 in Troyanov, near Zhytomyr, Russian Empire, died 22 February 1922 in Degania Alef, Mandate Palestine), more commonly known as A. D. Gordon, was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism and Labor Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair, a movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come. Influenced by Leo Tolstoy and others, it is said that in effect he made a religion of labor. However, he himself wrote in 1920, "Surely in our day it is possible to live without religion."
Read more about Aharon David Gordon: Childhood, Aliyah, Views On Jews, Labour, and Nationhood, Praxis, Views On Religion, Vision, Founding Hapoel Hatzair, Death and Legacy
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