A. D. Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetA. D. Gordon
Russian-Jewish philosopher, worker, and educator
Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1856
Place of Birth: Troianiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Date of Death: 22-Feb-1922
Profession: writer, philosopher
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About A. D. Gordon
- Aaron David Gordon (Hebrew: ???? ??? ???????; 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.
- However, he himself wrote in 1920, "Surely in our day it is possible to live without religion."
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