Berl: The Biography of a Socialist Zionist Berl Katznelson 1887-1944

The biography of Berl Katznelson encompasses the story of a leader and a movement. Berl was present at the birth of the Israeli labour movement, played a major role in the shaping of its ideology and organisational structure and imprinted its collective entity with the mark of his outstanding personality. Born in Russia in 1887, Berl Katznelson emigrated to Palestine in 1909 and died in Tel Aviv in 1944. A major figure in the socialist Zionist movement, Berl's influence on the politics of Palestine and his influence on the future of his chosen land cannot be underestimated. 100,000 people attended his funeral. Anita Shapira's best-selling biography, now translated and adapted from the Hebrew edition, brings to life the history of a man, and a movement.