Zionists in Interwar Czechoslovakia: Minority Nationalism and the Politics of Belonging (The Modern Jewish Experience)

This book presents an unconventional history of minority nationalism in interwar Eastern Europe.

Focusing on an influential group of grassroots activists, Tatjana Lichtenstein uncovers Zionist projects intended to sustain the flourishing Jewish national life in Czechoslovakia.

The book shows that Zionism was not an exit strategy for Jews, but as a ticket of admission to the societies they already called home.

It explores how and why Zionists envisioned minority nationalism as a way to construct Jews' belonging and civic equality in Czechoslovakia.