Z. gave much thought to the place of education in a mobilized society: “There is only one goal before us, which is providing excellent teaching and an excellent education.” But what was the aim of education? Consensus remained somewhat vague. Z. defines it as “safeguarding the homeland.” In that context he pondered the futility of too much gymnastics and too many parade-ground drills, in the spirit of the German turnen (group gymnastics) that inspired the Hareali gymnasium. He wondered how such activities helped shape skilled warriors. When Arab gunmen terrorized Hebrew society, the most pressing aim was to prevent daily killings. Z. asks himself “how an empty-handed man could catch an armed person.”
January 29, 1939
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