A. D. Gordon

n. Aaron David Gordon (1856-1922), Zionist ideologue and writer

Aaron David Gordon (1856 in Troyanov or Podolia Russia-1922 on Kibbutz Deganiah), more commonly known as A.D. Gordon (Hebrew: א.ד. גורדון), was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair (Young Worker), a movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come. Influenced by Tolstoy and others, it is said that in effect he made a religion of labor. However, he himself wrote in 1920, "Surely in our day it is possible to live without religion."
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