20 pp. booklet outlining the politician's suggestions for the future of the Zionist movement, comprised of a 17-page essay and three pages of methodology and discussion questions, mimeographed text, not illustrated. Quarto (10 7/8 inches x 8 3/8 inches). Printed stapled self-wrappers. Light consistent toning throughout, overall very good. New York: Habonim Labor Zionist Youth, Summer 1944.

David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel, the de facto leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, and largely led the movement for an independent Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine. He became the leader of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine in 1935 until the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948.

This booklet pre-dates the establishment of the State of Israel, and was put out at a time when millions of Jewish people were locked up in concentration camps or had already been murdered by the Nazis. As he lays out in his opening paragraphs, "Current Zionist policy has two tasks, a negative one and a positive one. The negative one is the abrogation of the White Paper. The positive one is the creation of conditions for the realization of Zionism, and those conditions are the establishment of a Jewish Commonwealth. To attain these aims, great, energetic and continuous political activity is needed in the Yishuv, among the Jewish people of England, in the United States, and its neighboring countries; and after some time perhaps also in Soviet Russia and other European countries."

This booklet was put out by the Habonim Labor Zionist Youth in New York. The Habonim youth movement was founded in 1929 in the United Kingdom before spreading quickly to other English-speaking countries. Originally, it was established as a Jewish cultural movement for children aged 12 to 18, and was intended to be non-political and non-Zionist. The Habonim movement in North America (HDNA) was established in April 1935 and was structured around five core principles, or five "pillars": Judaism, Labor Zionism, socialism, social justice, and 'Hagshama' (actualization).

A very scarce document; as of October 2025, OCLC locates two microform holdings in North American libraries and no physical copies.

Book ID: 53557

Price: $2,250.00