1853 ⟶ Heinrich Graetz Publishes 'History of the Jews'

Heinrich Graetz publishes History of the Jews (Geschichte de...
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🤝 Foundation of the Palestine Association

Foundation of the Palestine Association, stating amongst other goals that "we hope to establish relative to the history, the manners, and the country of the Jewish nation"⟶
Foundation of the Palestine Association (1805)
Palestine AssociationZionismEarly ZionismInterest in Palestine19th centuryExplorationJewish history
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏛️ Greek War of Independence Impacts Jews

The Greek War of Independence legitimized the concept of small ethnically-based nation-states among other subject peoples of the Ottoman Empire⟶
Greek War of Independence Impacts Jews (1821)
Greek War of IndependenceOttoman EmpireNation-statesNationalismJewish communitiesPolitical change19th centuryJewish identity
GreeceGreeceOttoman EmpireOttoman Empire

📚 Heinrich Graetz Publishes 'History of the Jews'

Heinrich Graetz publishes History of the Jews (Geschichte der Juden), the first academic work portraying the Jews as a historical nation. Graetz's work became more nationalistic as the volumes progressed, culminating with Volumes I and II in 1873–1875 after he had returned from a trip to Palestine.⟶
Heinrich Graetz Publishes 'History of the Jews' (1853)
HistoriographyHeinrich GraetzJewish historyNationalism19th centuryAcademic work
GermanyGermany

✍️ Abraham Mapu Publishes 'Ahabat Zion'

Abraham Mapu publishes Ahabat Zion, the first Hebrew novel, a romance of the time of King Hezekiah and Isaiah⟶
Abraham Mapu Publishes 'Ahabat Zion' (1853)
Hebrew literatureAbraham MapuZionism19th centuryHebrew novelCulture