Martin Buber was born in Vienna in 1878. He lived for a period of time with his father, Solomon Buber, a famous midrash scholar. Powerfully influenced by Ahad HaAm, he was a member of the Third Zionist Congress in 1899.
When he was 26, Buber began studying Chassidic texts and was greatly moved by their spiritual message.
During World War I, he founded the Jewish National Committee, which worked at helping Eastern European Jews suffering under Axis domination.
Buber was a utopian Zionist. He believed strongly that the most important possibility for Zionism was in changing the relationships between people. He wrote powerfully in favor of Arab rights in Palestine. Even in later years, he worked for the establishment of a joint Arab-Jewish state. Obviously, he failed
In 1938, Buber settled in Palestine and was a professor of philosophy at Hebrew University. He died in 1965.
1 -[Martin Buber : Biography]
2 -[Martin Buber : Buber's Works]
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