1870Hovevei Zion and Bilu Establish Settlements; Eliezer ben Yehuda Revives Hebrew

Russian Zionist group Hovevei Zion (Lovers of Zion) and Bilu...
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✍️ Moses Hess Writes Rome and Jerusalem

Moses Hess writes Rome and Jerusalem. The Last National Question (text) arguing for the Jews to return to the Land of Israel, and proposes a socialist country in which the Jews would become agrarianised through a process of "redemption of the soil". His ideas later evolved into the Labor Zionism movement.
Moses Hess Writes Rome and Jerusalem (1862)
Moses HessRome and JerusalemLabor ZionismZionism19th CenturySocialismLand of Israel
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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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🧑‍🌾 Mikveh Israel Agricultural School Established

Mikveh Israel, the first modern Jewish agricultural school and settlement was established in the Land of Israel by Charles Netter of the Alliance Israélite Universelle.
Mikveh Israel Agricultural School Established (1870)
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🧑‍🌾 Hovevei Zion Sets Up Farming Communities

The group Hovevei Zion (Lovers of Zion) sets up 30 Jewish farming communities in the Land of Israel.
Hovevei Zion Sets Up Farming Communities (1870)
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🤝 The First Hovevei Zion Groups Are Founded

The first Hovevei Zion ("Lovers of Zion") groups were founded in Eastern Europe
The First Hovevei Zion Groups Are Founded (1878)
ZionismHovevei ZionEarly ZionismOrganization19th CenturyMovementEastern Europe

🗣️ 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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