Rachel Cockerell
Author of The Melting Point, a nonfiction book built from primary sources tracing her family's history and early Zionist movements, including the Galveston Project.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 7min
Zionism, the Melting Pot, and the Galveston Project (with Rachel Cockerell)
Rachel Cockerell, author of The Melting Point, traces her family’s role in early Zionist debates and the Galveston Project. She recounts reassembling history from newspapers, letters, and diaries. Conversations touch on Israel Zangwill, the Melting Pot play, the plan to reroute refugees to Texas, and a family's dispersal across London, New York, and Jerusalem.
