{"product_id":"vladimir-jabotinskys-story-of-my-life-9780814341384","title":"Vladimir Jabotinsky's Story of My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eVladimir Jabotinsky's famous autobiography, published in English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVladimir Jabotinsky is well remembered as a militant leader and father of the right-wing Revisionist Zionist movement, but he was also a Russian-Jewish intellectual, talented fiction writer, journalist, playwright, and translator of poetry into Russian and Hebrew. His autobiography, \u003ci\u003eSippur yamai, Story of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e--written in Hebrew and published in Tel Aviv in 1936--gives a more nuanced picture of Jabotinsky than his popular image, but it was never published in English. In \u003ci\u003eVladimir Jabotinsky's \u003c\/i\u003eStory of My Life, editors Brian Horowitz and Leonid Katsis present this much-needed translation for the first time, based on a rough draft of an English version that was discovered in Jabotinsky's archive at the Jabotinsky Institute in Tel Aviv. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJabotinsky's volume mixes true events with myth as he offers a portrait of himself from his birth in 1880 until just after the outbreak of World War I. He describes his personal development during childhood and early adult years in Odessa, Rome, St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Istanbul, during Russia's Silver Age, a period known for spiritual searching, but also political violence, radicalism, and pogroms. He tells of his escape to Rome as a youth, his return to Odessa, and his eventual adoption of Zionism. He also depicts struggles with rivals and colleagues in both politics and journalism. The editors introduce the full text of the autobiography by discussing Jabotinsky's life, legacy, and writings in depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jabotinsky is gaining a reputation for the quality of his fictional and semi-fictional writing in the field of Israel studies, this autobiography will help reading groups and students of Zionism, Jewish history, and political studies to gain a more complete picture of this famous leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Horowitz is Sizeler Family Chair Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University. His awards include an Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship and a Yad Hanadiv Award. He is author of many books, including\u003ci\u003e Russian Idea--Jewish Presence, Empire Jews, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJewish Philanthropy and Enlightenment in Late-Tsarist Russia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Leonid Katsis is distinguished professor of Russian and Jewish literature at Moscow State University for the Humanities. His many books include studies of Osip Mandelshtam, Boris Pasternak, The Mendel Beilis Blood Libel, and a new study of Vladimir Jabotinsky in Russia. He is also an editor of \u003ci\u003eJewishness in Russian Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Jabotinsky and Russia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328764547346,"sku":"9780814341384","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fb39b3e-3378-48c4-80c1-9172530671a5.jpg?v=1727751152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vladimir-jabotinskys-story-of-my-life-9780814341384","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}