Jews and Diaspora Nationalism

Foreword • Preface and Acknowledgments • Diaspora, Nation, and Messiah: An Introductory Essay, Simon Rabinovitch • Part I. From Haskala to National Renaissance • “The Eternal People,” Perets Smolenskin • “Jews as a Spiritual (Cultural-Historical) Nation among Political Nations,” Simon Dubnov • “The Jewish Renaissance Movement” and “Jewish Autonomy,” Nathan Birnbaum • “Paths That Lead Away from Yidishkayt,” I. L. Peretz • Part II. Socialism and the Question of Jewish Peoplehood • “A Jew to Jews” and “Why Only Yiddish?” Chaim Zhitlowsky • “The Worldwide Jewish Nation,” Vladimir Davidovich Medem • “Jewish Autonomy Yesterday and Today,” Jacob Lestschinsky • “The Founding Tasks of the Kultur-Lige” and “The Kultur-Lige,” The Kultur-Lige • Part III. Preservation and Reconstruction in the Republics • “Democracy Versus the Melting-Pot: A Study of American Nationality,” Horace M. Kallen • “The Future of Judaism,” Mordecai M. Kaplan • “A Basis for Jewish Consciousness,” René Hirschler • “What Is Jewish Tradition?” Avrom Golomb • “Is America Exile or Home? We Must Begin to Build for Permanence,” Israel Knox • Epilogue • “Jerusalem and Babylon,” Simon Rawidowicz • Suggestions for Further Reading • Translation Credits • Index