Martin Buber (1878-1965) was a political and religious
philosopher who played an important role in almost every aspect of Jewish life
both in Western Europe and Israel. M. Buber promoted a type of Zionism different
from the political Zionism of Herzl and others which called for a cultural renaissance
or "Hebrew humanism." As part of his Zionist ideal, Buber worked for
a peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs in Palestine. The journal, Der
Jude (1917-1928) became a vehicle for Buber's Zionism. As a writer, Buber
is best known for his works on the Hasidic tales and his philosophy of relation
as expressed in the I and Thou (Ich und Du, 1923). M. Buber and
FR collaborated in translating the Hebrew Bible into German.
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