Marcus, Ahron. Dr. Theodor Herzl’s “Judenstat” besprochen in der Generalversammlung der “Chowewe Erez Israel.”

Lecture delivered by Aaron Marcus (1843-1916), a scholar and writer on Hassidism. “A major part of his literary work was devoted to the defense of Hasidism and an explanation of Hasidic doctrines and Kabbalah … Marcus was one of the few Orthodox Jews in Germany who totally adopted Hasidism in theory and practice” (EJ). Initially a ferverent supporter of Herzl and a founder of religious Zionism, he later adopted the position of Agudath Israel.