author
Nahum Sokolow
1859–1936
A brilliant journalist and man of letters, he helped shape modern Hebrew culture while becoming one of the most influential Zionist leaders of his era. His life joined the worlds of literature, politics, and diplomacy at a turning point in Jewish history.
2 Audiobooks
History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Nahum Sokolow
History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Nahum Sokolow
About the author
Born in Wyszogród in Russian Poland in 1859, Nahum Sokolow was raised in a traditional Jewish environment and was largely self-taught in secular subjects, especially languages and literature. He became one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew journalism, building his reputation through his work with the Warsaw Hebrew newspaper Ha-Tsefirah and through a wide range of writing, editing, and translation.
Sokolow was not only a journalist but also a major public figure in the Zionist movement. He worked closely with leading Zionists of his time and went on to serve as president of the World Zionist Organization. Alongside his political work, he remained a prolific writer whose career helped connect Hebrew literary culture with the emerging international movement for a Jewish national home.
He is also remembered for giving the Hebrew title Tel Aviv to Theodor Herzl’s novel Altneuland, a name that later became inseparable from the city itself. By the time of his death in 1936, Sokolow had left a lasting mark both on Hebrew letters and on the public life of modern Zionism.