Hebrew is an ancient and rich language with poetry and songs that date back

to the time of the Bible. The revitalization of Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda

and the modern Zionist movement led to a sort of literary revolution with large

outpourings of literature and poetry. Women have always been integral

contributors to the arts in the Zionist movement, and the field of poetry is no

different...

Zionism does not have a uniform ideology, but has evolved in a dialogue

among a plethora of ideologies. After almost two millennia of existence of the

Jewish Diaspora without a national state, the Zionist movement was founded in

the late 19th century and Theodor Herzl formally established the political

movement in 1897. Zionism grew rapidly and became the dominant force in

Jewish politics

Beginning with the arrival of the Biluim from Russia in 1882, waves of aliyah

brought hundreds of thousands of immigrants to Palestine. Many of these were

young pioneers from Eastern Europe, known as halutzim. The new immigrants

built roads and towns, expanded agricultural settlements and accomplished

projects such as the draining of marshes in the Yizrael Valley and the Hefer

Plain

Early Days of Zionism

The Independence War ended and

Israel focused on building the state

which the people had struggled so

long and so hard to regain. The gates

of the country were thrown open,

affirming the right of every Jew to

come to the country.Towards the end

of the

Building a Country

first decade, the output of industry doubled, as did the number of employed

persons. The educational system was greatly expanded, Cultural and artistic

activity flourished, blending Middle Eastern, North African, and Western

elements, as Jews arriving from all parts of the world brought with them the

unique traditions of their own communities as well as aspects of the culture

prevailing in the countries where they had lived for generations.