Walking a thin line: the successes and failures of socialist Zionism in Lithuania

This chapter, based on archival material, Zionist socialist pamphlets, proclamations and activity reports, the periodical press of the time, and recent studies of the history of Lithuania's Jews, attempts to examine the left wing of the Lithuanian Zionist movement, Zionist socialism. The article examines its organizational structure, the scope of its activitiy in political and social life, its most important fields of activity, and the extent of its influence on the 'Jewish Street'.