Although 60 years have now passed since the establishment of Israel, many of the political and religious factions that made up the Zionist movement in the pre-state era remain active. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Zionism through its chronology, maps, introductory essay, bibliography, and over two hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on crucial persons, organizations, and events is a valuable contribution to the appreciation for both the diversity and consensus that characterize the Zionist experience.

Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies. Chaim I. Waxman is professor emeritus of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Rutgers University and a Senior Fellow at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.