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Aaron David Gordon (Hebrew: אהרן דוד גורדון‎; 9 June 1856 – 22 February 1922) more commonly known as A. D. Gordon was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism and Labor Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair a movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come. Influenced by Leo Tolstoy and others it is said that in effect he made a religion of labor.

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birth date
1856-06-09
birth place
Russia, Russian Empire, Podolia, Zhytomyr, Troyanov
death date
1922-02-22
death place
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, Degania Alef
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced
Rachel Bluwstein
influenced by
Judaism, Leo Tolstoy
main interest
Epistemology, Ethics, Jewish philosophy
philosophicalSchool
Existentialism, Labor Zionism

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