It is impossible to separate the First Zionist Congress from the towering figure of Theodor Herzl. Without his forceful and determined personality, it is doubtful that the Congress would have taken place. But in the providence of God, Herzl was the instrument to unite the Jewish people behind the Z…
One Hundred and Twenty Years Ago: The First Zionist Congress, August, 1897 Read More »
120th Anniversary
The 29th of August this year will mark the 120th anniversary of the First Zionist conference in Basle Switzerland.
It is perhaps timely then to review the history of events leading up to and subsequent to the first Zionist Conference with the help of the book, Herzl’s Visio…
The American author, Mark Twain, and Theodor Herzl, the Zionist leader, may seem unlikely associates. In fact, they not only knew of each other but became good friends. Both were journalists, having met in Paris in 1894,1 the year of the Dreyfus Affair.
Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the Fre…
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