Jewish State. Autoemancipation

For the first time are published together two classic works of the founding fathers of Zionism - the book Benjamin Zeev (Theodor) Herzl's The Jewish State "and Leo Pinsker" Autoemansipation. Both the treatise served as the theoretical basis for a national movement, subsequently leading to the creation of the State of Israel, and the memory of their authors to the present day high is honored in the Holy Land.

Essay by Odessa' doctor L. Pinsker was written in German and published in Germany in 1882, largely anticipating appeared fourteen years the classic work of Herzl. And let Herzl at the time of writing the "Jewish State" was not familiar with the book Pinsker - more interesting to compare two nonfiction treatise, finding due to the spirit of time and personal outlook similarities and differences.