Quote of the day
Taking the entire globe, if North America and Western Europe can be called the 'cities of the world', then Asia, Africa and Latin America constitute 'the rural areas of the world'.
Ahad Ha'am
Born: August 18, 1856
Died: January 2, 1927 (aged 70)
Bio: Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg, primarily known by his Hebrew name and pen name, Ahad Ha'am, was a Hebrew essayist, and one of the foremost pre-state Zionist thinkers. He is known as the founder of cultural Zionism.
Known for:
- Ten Essays on Zionism and Judaism (1922)
- Words of Fire: Selected Essays of Ahad Ha'am







