Past Euphoria, Towards Wisdom: Amos Oz’s “The Meaning of Homeland”

People watch the military airshow in Saker Park on Israel's 69th Independence Day in Jerusalem, May 2, 2017. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90

Tonight marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. Moving past all the euphoria and towards attempts at wisdom, this episode will feature excerpts from the essay “The Meaning of Homeland” by Amos Oz, found in the collection “Under This Blazing Light,” translated by Nicholas de Lange.

Text: Amos Oz, “The Meaning of Homeland” in Under This Blazing Light translated by Nicholas de Lange, Syracuse University Press, 2995.

Music: Canvas (Instrumental Version) by Imogen Heap

Previous Independence Day Episode: A Night to Remember on the Road to Independence

Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90

2 comments on “Past Euphoria, Towards Wisdom: Amos Oz’s “The Meaning of Homeland”

  1. Greg Pollock says:

    “Neither entirely within nor entirely outside … [the] fruitfulness of that creative suffering and cultural flowering which is always and everywhere the outcome of souls divided against themselves…” Amos Oz

    This perhaps the true anthem of what we call pluralistic democracy, now in increasingly severe trial.

  2. מיה says:

    Impossible to find episode about יא

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