1896 ⟶ Herzl Writes 'Der Judenstaat' After Witnessing Anti-Semitism

After covering the trial and aftermath of Captain Dreyfus an...
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🚨 Dreyfus Affair Highlights Anti-Semitism in Western Europe

The Dreyfus affair makes the problem of Antisemitism prominent in Western Europe.⟶
Dreyfus Affair Highlights Anti-Semitism in Western Europe (1894)
Anti-SemitismDreyfus AffairFranceJewish PersecutionInjusticePolitical ScandalJewish IdentityHerzl
FranceFrance

✍️ 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.⟶
Herzl Writes 'Der Judenstaat' After Witnessing Anti-Semitism (1896)
ZionismHerzlDer JudenstaatAnti-SemitismJewish StatePolitical TheoryJewish NationalismDreyfus Affair
AustriaAustria

🌍 Herzl's Efforts to Gain Support for a Jewish National Home

Herzl, with the help of William Hechler, unsuccessfully approaches world leaders for assistance in the creation of a Jewish National Home but creates political legitimacy for the movement. In 1902, Herzl publishes Altneuland, which portrays a Jewish state where Jews and Arabs live together in harmony, reflecting Herzl's belief in the importance of coexistence and mutual respect between different communities.⟶
Herzl's Efforts to Gain Support for a Jewish National Home (1896)
ZionismHerzlDiplomacyPolitical MovementJewish HomelandAltneulandCoexistenceJewish State
PalestinePalestine

📖 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.⟶
Herzl Publishes "Der Judenstaat" (1897)
ZionismTheodor HerzlJewish NationalismPolitical PhilosophyJewish StateSelf-determination19th CenturyModern Jewish History

✡️ 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).⟶
First Zionist Congress Establishes WZO (1897)
ZionismWorld Zionist OrganizationTheodor HerzlPolitical ZionismBaselJewish NationalismPalestine19th Century
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

✍️ 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?⟶
Sholom Aleichem Writes "Why Do the Jews Need a Land of Their Own?" (1898)
Yiddish LiteratureSholom AleichemZionismCultureJewish Identity19th CenturyJewish NationalismLiterary Work