1876George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda' Influences Zionists

The English novelist George Eliot publishes the widely read ...
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✍️ George Gawler on Jewish Colonies in Palestine

George Gawler publishes "Tranquilization of Syria and the East: Observations and Practical Suggestions, in Furtherance of the Establishment of Jewish Colonies in Palestine, the Most Sober and Sensible Remedy for the Miseries of Asiatic Turkey."
George Gawler on Jewish Colonies in Palestine (1845)
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🏘️ George Gawler Founds Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine

George Gawler founds the Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine
George Gawler Founds Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine (1852)
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👧 Henrietta Szold's birth

Henrietta Szold: educator, author, social worker and founder of Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America.
Henrietta Szold's birth (1860)
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🌱 Hovevei Zion and Bilu Establish Settlements; Eliezer ben Yehuda Revives Hebrew

Russian Zionist group Hovevei Zion (Lovers of Zion) and Bilu (est. 1882) set up a series of Jewish settlements in the Land of Israel, financially aided by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. In Rishon LeZion Eliezer ben Yehuda revives Hebrew as spoken modern language.
Hovevei Zion and Bilu Establish Settlements; Eliezer ben Yehuda Revives Hebrew (1870)
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📖 George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda' Influences Zionists

The English novelist George Eliot publishes the widely read novel Daniel Deronda, later cited by Henrietta Szold, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and Emma Lazarus as having been highly influential in their decision to become Zionists.
George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda' Influences Zionists (1876)
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🗣️ Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Revives Hebrew

Eliezer ben Yehuda makes Aliyah and leads efforts to revive Hebrew as a common Spoken language.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Revives Hebrew (1881)
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