Introduction: Singing the Land - Vocabulary Flashcards

Five vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture notes about Hebrew music, Zionism, and American Jewry before 1948.

Hebrew national culture

The emergence of a Hebrew-language cultural framework—music, language, and related practices—that underpinned Zionist identity and connected diasporic Jews to Palestine before Israel's statehood.

Zionist songs

Hebrew songs used by Zionists to promote nationalist goals, animate activism, and express ties to Palestine/Israel; served as tools for education, fundraising, and community building in America and the Yishuv.

Yishuv

The Jewish community and institutions in Palestine (pre-1948) that developed Hebrew culture, language, and Zionist organizations, shaping the basis for the later state of Israel.

Hadassah

The Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America; a major American Zionist group that mobilized women for education, healthcare projects, fundraising, and Hebrew music education in the pre-1948 era.

Zionization of American Jewry

The process by which Zionist ideology, Hebrew national culture, and Hebrew music became mainstream in American Jewish life prior to 1948, integrating with denominational life, education, and religious practice.