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General
Nietzschean Zionism was the Zionist movement that incorporated the German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as its ideological foundation. Friedrich Nietzsche’s influence was exigent on moving away from the Jewish past into an empowering future for the Hebraic New Man. Hence, this Zionist movement did not want to reconcile Friedrich Nietzsche with Zionism, but instead, his texts played a vital role in understanding the Jewish experience.

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Cheim Weizmann, leader of the Zionist movement and future first president of the State of Israel, was influenced by the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche. Martin Buber, who is claimed to be responsible for incorporating Friedrich Nietzsche into German Zionism, believed that Friedrich Nietzsche portrayed the role of an individual who is able to create and go beyond himself. This he believed, was necessary for the Jewish renaissance. Buber's vision emphasized the notion of reconciling the Jewish people to a life of creativity, happiness, and healthiness. These values that Buber believed in may have been influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche's aesthetic work The Birth of Tragedy .He translated the first part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra into polish. Buber decided to not complete the translation after hearing of a prominent writer working on the Polish translation. Most of Buber's views portrayed Nietzschean ideals as he was becoming Zionist. Incorporating Nitzschean ideas into cultural Zionism, he slowly moved away from Friedrich Nietzsche the moment he became a Zionist.