1897 ⟶ Herzl Publishes "Der Judenstaat"
In response to the Dreyfus affair, Theodor Herzl writes Der ...
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✍️ Herzl Writes 'Der Judenstaat' After Witnessing Anti-Semitism
After covering the trial and aftermath of Captain Dreyfus and witnessing the associated mass anti-semitic rallies in Paris, which included chants, "Death to Jews", Jewish-Austro-Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl writes Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) advocating the creation of a Jewish state.⟶
ZionismHerzlDer JudenstaatAnti-SemitismJewish StatePolitical TheoryJewish NationalismDreyfus Affair
Austria📖 Herzl Publishes "Der Judenstaat"
In response to the Dreyfus affair, Theodor Herzl writes Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), advocating the creation of a free and independent Jewish state in Israel.⟶
ZionismTheodor HerzlJewish NationalismPolitical PhilosophyJewish StateSelf-determination19th CenturyModern Jewish History
🏢 First Zionist Congress Held in Basel
The First Zionist Congress was held at Basel, which brought the World Zionist Organization (WZO) into being.⟶
ZionismWorld Zionist OrganizationTheodor HerzlPolitical ZionismBaselJewish Nationalism19th CenturyJewish Agency
Switzerland✡️ First Zionist Congress Establishes WZO
The First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, urges "a publicly and legally assured home in Palestine" for Jews and establishes the World Zionist Organization (WZO).⟶
ZionismWorld Zionist OrganizationTheodor HerzlPolitical ZionismBaselJewish NationalismPalestine19th Century
Switzerland✍️ Sholom Aleichem Writes "Why Do the Jews Need a Land of Their Own?"
Sholom Aleichem writes a Yiddish language pamphlet Why Do the Jews Need a Land of Their Own?⟶
Yiddish LiteratureSholom AleichemZionismCultureJewish Identity19th CenturyJewish NationalismLiterary Work
📚 Herzl Publishes "Altneuland"
Herzl publishes the novel Altneuland (The Old New Land), which takes place in Palestine.⟶
ZionismTheodor HerzlAltneulandUtopian NovelJewish LiteraturePalestine20th Century