Herzl's Mauschel And Zionist Antisemitism
''Mauschel'' is an article written and published by Theodor Herzl in 1897. The text appeared in his newspaper, Die Welt (Herzl), ''Die Welt'', which was to become the principal outlet for the Zionism, Zionist movement down to 1914, and was published roughly a month after the conclusion of the First Zionist Congress. Herzl believed that there were two types of Jews, ''Jiden'' (Yids) and ''Juden'' (Jews), and considered any Jew who openly opposed his proposals for a Zionist solution to the Jewish question to be a ''Mauschel''. The article has often been taken, since its publication, to be emblematic of an Antisemitism, antisemitic strain of thinking in Zionism, and has been described as an antisemitic rant. Etymology and meaning The word "Mauschel" is an epithet which is formed from the verb '':de:Mauscheln (Verb), mauscheln'', "to speak German with a Yiddish language, Yiddish accent." One etymology derives it from the Yiddish ''Moyschele'' or "little Moses", though the sound al ...
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