Is Franz Kafka a Zionist?

What I know for sure, is that he was a supporter of a Jewish state in the middle east (and his friend and publisher Max Brod even more so). That would fit most defintions of "being a Zionist". He was planning to emigrate to Palestine, though he was never able to accomplish that, as he died quite young from tuberculosis. read more

The Franz Kafka Prize is an annual literary award of the Franz Kafka Society and the City of Prague established in 2001. It recognizes the merits of literature as "humanistic character and contribution to cultural, national, language and religious tolerance, its existential, timeless character, its generally human validity, and its ability to hand over a testimony about our times". read more

His views on Zionism changed multiple times within the span of his life. He was close friends with some very devout zionists in his late twenties and spoke of immigrating to Palestine, but I’ve read from different sources that his views changed after that time period as well. I have also never heard about Kafka wanting to create his own kabbalah. read more

Previously unknown writings of Franz Kafka have recently been discovered in Tel Aviv. The writings include a letter from Kafka’s lover to his close friend, Max Brod, and were found in his former secretary’s apartment. read more