No date (1940s) . First edition. Original blue cardstock wrappers. 8vo. 60 pages; 21 cm. "The cataclysmic events that have descended upon us in rapid succession have awakened both the conscience and consciousness of Jewry. People who but yesterday sheltered themselves in the fool’s paradise of Emancipation have emerged from their crumbling shells and are re-identifying themselves with our people. Renegade sons who denied the nationhood of Israel and sought an escape in the “isms” of the moment found themselves of a sudden on a shattered foundation.” A Holocaust-era collection of various speeches about Zionism that Aron Horowitz gave around Canada during his three years as Western Executive Director of the Zionist Organization of Canada and Educational Supervisor of all Western Canadian Hebrew Schools. Includes topics such as “The Role of Hebrew in Our National Renaissance, ” “Zionism and Jewish Education, ” and “Religion as a Philosophy of Life. ” “SUBJECT(S) : Zionism, Jewish education. OCLC lists 13 copies worldwide. Several stamps and library markings on binding and inside title page. Minimal pencil marks and pen inscription in Hebrew that do not affect text. Slight toning. Very good condition. (zion-12-31) .