Instructional Video50:52
Curated Video

THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: What Made Herzl Unique

9th - Higher Ed
Dr. Polisar presents the primary assets Herzl brought to his effort to found a Jewish state.
Instructional Video42:57
Curated Video

Tevye the Dairyman Episode 2 - MAKING THE CENTER HOLD

9th - Higher Ed
In the second of the Tevye stories, Tevye encounters a character already familiar to Sholem Aleichem’s readers: Menachem Mendl, the luckless, reckless, but ever-optimistic Jew who leaves behind his wife in the shtetl to play the markets...
Instructional Video59:21
Curated Video

THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: Herzl as Chief Diplomat: The Great Powers, Britain, and the Balfour Declaration

9th - Higher Ed
In pursuing diplomacy with the great powers of his time, Herzl left no stone unturned.
Instructional Video48:57
Curated Video

THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: Herzl’s Legacy

9th - Higher Ed
Dr. Polisar closes this course with an exploration of all Herzl achieved in just eight years and a discussion of what aspiring leaders and statesmen can learn from him.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theodor Herzl and the Birth of Political Zionism

9th - 10th
Theodor Herzl is widely claimed as the person who began political Zionism. Using multiple quotes from Herzl, this source explores his motivations and his writings about the Jewish State. Also included is a question/answer section from...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theodor Herzl and the Birth of Political Zionism

9th - 10th
A video explaining the Zionist movement and its founder Theodor Herzl. [11:10]