Published in 1942-1954. Part one: The Period Before Herzl,1942. 65-67 - on Nathan Birenbaum, and on the "Young People" controversyPart two: The Herzl Period,1943. Including references to Oscar Marmorek (33, 61, 95-96, 107), Martin Buber (36, 99) and Alfred Nossig (65, 108).Part three: From the Death of Herzl Through the First World War,1949. Including references to Zionism in Galicia (47-50, 149, 162-173, 234, 239; in addition, references to the following people: Alexander Marmorek (7, 27, 33, 36, 71-72, 90-91, 151, 172, 174, 195, 223, 234, 250), Alfred Nossig (27-28, 68, 81-82, 114, 139-140, 156, 181), Adolf Stand (32-33, 47, 91-92), Markus Braude (47, 202), Gershon Zipper (47), Nathan Gross (91, 93), Marcus Ehrenpreis (94, 198-199), Jacob Thon (121), Phillip Korngreen (197), Simon Bernfeld (198-199), and Osias Thon (234). >Including a bibliography appendix (263-299) and there especially sub-chapter 2. Austria; Galicia' (274-275)Part four: From the First World War Through the Balfour Declaration, 1954. Including references to the First World War and it's impact on the Jews of Galicia: 9-13, 68-84, 109-121. And also refences to Markus Braude (153-154) and Jacob Thon (166, 171-174).
Including references to Arieh Tartakower (102-103), Eisig Silberschlag (119-120), Simon Federbusch (127), Abraham Weiss (128), Shalom Spiegel (129), Jacob Mann, Salo Wittmayer Baron (131), Isaiah Sonne (133), David Neumark (133-135), Henry Malter (135), Zevi Diesendruck (136-137), Harry Sackler (142-144) and Eisig Silberschlag (160, 175-176)
Including remarks and references to Fradl Shtok (184), Jacob Mestel, Joseph Tenenbaum (192), Melech Ravitch (194, 206), Naphtali Gross (196), Moshe Nadir (199, 210), Moshe Leib Halpern (199, 202), Reuben Iceland (199), Harry Sackler (200, 202, 214), Ber Horowitz (204), Itzik Manger (204, 212), Benjamin Ressler, Isaac Metzker (205), and Uri Zevi Greenberg (206).
About the Rabbinical schools in Germany; including references to Solomon Judah Rapoport (247), Simon Bernfeld (249), Naphtali Herz Tur-Sinai (253-367) and Martin Buber (368).
For the critique of the essay and the critique of the critique, see the Hebrew notes.
Including the following chapter: 'The yearbooks and collections ( 'Bikkurei Ha-Ittim', 'Kerem Hemed', and 'Otzar Nechmad')' (48-52): about 'Bikkurei HaIttim' (47-49), 'Kerem Hemed' (50) and 'Otzar Nechmad' (50-52).
Likewise, parts about Nachman Krochmal, Solomon Judah Rapoport, Joshua Osias Schorr, Abraham Krochmal, Solomon Zevi Hirsch and Solomon Rubin.
Including extensive reference to the Hebrew Haskalah literature in Galicia, and within that to Israel Zamosc, Mendel Lefin, Dov Ber Ginzburg, Nachman Krochmal, Solomon Judah Rapoport, Isaac Erter, Zevi Hirsch Chajes, Max Letteris, Joseph Perl, Samson Bloch, Jacob Samuel Bick, Judah Leib Mieses, Jacob Eichenbaum, Simhah Pinsker, Eliahu Mordecai Werbel, Bezalel Stern, Abraham Mendel Mohr, Nahman Isaac Fischmann, Jakob Bodek ('Ha-Ro’im'), Joshua Heschel Schorr ('He-Halutz') and Abraham Krochmal, Joseph Kohen-Zedek ('Ha-Mevaser'), Baruch Werber ('Ivri Anochi'), Mordecai David Brandstaedter, Nathan Neta Samuely, David Isaiah Silberbusch, Jacob Samuel Fuchs('Ha-Maggid L’Yisrael'), Simon Menahem Laser ('Ha-Mitzpeh'), Eisik Schealtiel Graeber ('Otzar Ha-Sifrut'), Isaac Fernhof ('Sifrei Shashu’im'), Gershom Bader,Joseph Haim Brenner('Revivim') (97).
Including remarks about Dov Kimhi, Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Asher Barash (114), and more detailed references to Jacob Horowitz (119), Yehuda Yaari (120-121) and Shraga Kadari (123-124).