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Longing for a Homeland

The Hobbit

Justin Green

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 12:23PM ET / Published Jan. 16, 2013 11:11AM ET 

Ari Kohen marvels at the Zionist undertones found in The Hobbit, which I have yet to see (spoil away - I'm a big fan of the book). He's got four points, but I was most struck by the first:

The Misty Mountain song of the dwarves, which you can watch above, recalls the many, many songs of mourning and longing for Zion, sung for centuries by Jews in the diaspora;

Your thoughts, readers?

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