Homaranismo

Homaranismo (English: Humanitism)[1] is a philosophy developed by L. L. Zamenhof, who laid the foundations of the Esperanto language.

[2] He sought to reform Judaism because he hoped that without the strict dress code and purity requirements, it would no longer be the victim of antisemitic propaganda.

Zamenhof himself wrote in the preface to his book Homaranismo: Under the name "Homaranismo" [...] I mean "striving for humanity", for the elimination of interethnic hatred and injustice, and for such a way of life that could gradually lead not theoretically but practically to the spiritual unification of humanity.

While many different motivations drew early Esperantists to that movement, for Zamenhof Esperanto was always a means by which to facilitate improved human relations, especially beyond boundaries of race, language and culture.

Zamenhof's daughter Lidia embraced this philosophy and taught it alongside Esperanto and her adopted religion, the Baháʼí Faith.