Nathan Birnbaum and Jewish Modernity: Architect of Zionism, Yiddishism, and Orthodoxy (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C)
"This book is recommended for synagogue, personal, and academic collections."—Daniel D. Stuhlman,Association of Jewish Libraries"Olson expertly traces his remarkable trajectory across continents and intellectual movements. . . Olson's vivid portrait of Birnbaum introduces the reader to a man who not only proposed utopian solutions borne of deep pessimism but also laboured feverishly, to his material and physical detriment, to implement innovative and at times radical strategies to realize them."—Kalman Weiser,The Marginalia Review"A detailed account of this mercurial and celebrated figure. A persuasive case for a reconsideration of Birnbaum's place in the pantheon of European Jewish ideologues, publicists, and activists."—David Rechter, University of Oxford