In Zionism: An Emotional State, author Derek J. Penslar demonstrated how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feeling whose elements have varied in volume, intensity, and durability across space and time. Penslar examined the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices throughout the movement’s history.

Featuring Derek J. Penslar, William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University

Moderated by Shaul Magid, HDS Visiting Professor of Modern Jewish Studies

Full transcript: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/12/3/video-zionism-emotional-state.