The Bund’s Forgotten Jewish Resistance | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 2m

Molly Crabapple’s new book unveils the forgotten but fierce legacy of the Bund—a Jewish socialist movement that battled for workers’ rights and democratic ideals in early 20th-century Eastern Europe. Splitting from the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, they fought pogroms, fascism, and antisemitism, rejecting Zionism’s push for a Jewish state as a recipe for endless conflict. Their activism, from strikes to defense squads, reshaped Jewish self-determination and even fueled the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Today, their story offers urgent lessons on resistance, dignity, and the power of…