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Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl, father of modern political Zionism. (Photo/JTA-GPO via Getty Images)
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What did Bay Area Jews make of Theodor Herzl in the 1890s?

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 30, 2023

“It is asserted that the Herzl-Nordau crowd of visionaries will meet at Basle [sic] instead of Munich. We doubt whether the meeting will be held.” We wrote that in 1897. […]

Photos of Herzl and Bibi side by side
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Q&A: Herzl’s biographer on what the founder of Zionism would make of Israel’s new government

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Participants in a 125th anniversary gathering of the 1897 First Zionist Congress will recreate an iconic photograph taken then of Theodor Herzl, father of modern political Zionism. (Photo/JTA-GPO via Getty Images)
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World Zionist Organization convenes hundreds in Basel to mark 125th anniversary of First Zionist Congress

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 29, 2022

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