Zionism was able to take hegemony because the whole world decided to betray Jewish refugees [after World War 2]. They specifically made laws to keep out the majority of Jewish refugees. This is what allows violent [ethnic] ideologies like Zionism to take root. Jews were not the only group of traumatized refugees, rotting in camps, radicalized into movements that promise redemption through violence. It is a common tale. This is the story of the twentieth century.

A Jewish activist and historian tells Sam of KYE about the history of The General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia (or, simply, “The Bund”). This 1887–1921 leftist, Jewish political group was presciently anti-Fascist, anti-Zionist, and anti-Leninist advocating instead for cultural pluralism and federated democracy. Despite the group’s ultimate defeat, they left behind a rich legacy of activism and clarity inspiring a new generation of Jewish leftists today.