He removed the young Rebbe-to-be and his sister from the care of the secular Zionists.
However, secular Zionists have interpreted this term in a non-religious way to mean the cultural and historical heritage that has preserved Jewish community and identity over centuries.
Many secular Zionists wanted Hebrew as the sole language of Jews, to contribute to a national cohesive identity.
At the time, most Israeli parents were secular Zionists.
For the secular Zionists who built the state, that dream meant having a place of refuge for Jews from around the world.
For the secular Zionists were quite blatant about their rejection of religion.
The secular Zionists had also been rebels, but against religious Judaism.
There was no way that Jews could be "normalized," becoming like all the other nations, as the secular Zionists had hoped.
The Jewish community was ideologically diverse and included both religious Hasidim and secular Zionists.
Her father, who survived the Bialystok Ghetto, was a secular Zionist who didn't pay much attention to religious affairs, certainly not at home.