1878 ⟶ Memorandum to the Congress of Berlin Advocates Jewish Monarchy

A German-language memorandum addressed to Disraeli and Bisma...
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📜 Judah Alkalai Advocates for Jewish Restoration

Judah Alkalai publishes his pamphlet Darhei No'am (The Pleasant Paths) advocating the restoration of the Jews in the Land of Israel as a precursor to the coming of the Messiah, followed in 1840 by Shalom Yerushalayim (The Peace of Jerusalem).⟶
Judah Alkalai Advocates for Jewish Restoration (1839)
ZionismEarly ZionismRestorationJudah AlkalaiMessianismLand of IsraelPalestine19th CenturyJewish Nationalism
SerbiaSerbiaPalestinePalestine

📜 Memorandum to the Congress of Berlin Advocates Jewish Monarchy

A German-language memorandum addressed to Disraeli and Bismarck is submitted to the Congress of Berlin by an anonymous Jewish group advocating the establishment of a Jewish Constitutional monarchy in Palestine. It was originally thought to have been written by Disraeli himself, but later thought to be by Judah Leib Gordon. The memorandum was not discussed at the Congress, although Bismarck called it "a crazy idea".⟶
Memorandum to the Congress of Berlin Advocates Jewish Monarchy (1878)
ZionismCongress of BerlinPolitical AdvocacyJewish MonarchyBismarckDisraeliJudah Leib Gordon19th Century
GermanyGermanyIsraelIsrael

🎵 Naphtali Herz Imber Writes 'Tikvatenu'

Galician poet Naphtali Herz Imber writes a poem Tikvatenu (Our Hope), later adopted as the Zionist Hymn Hatikvah.⟶
Naphtali Herz Imber Writes 'Tikvatenu' (1878)
ZionismHatikvahJewish AnthemNaphtali Herz ImberPoetryCulture19th Century
UkraineUkraine

🏡 Petah Tikva Founded and Abandoned, then Resettled

Petah Tikva is founded by Jerusalem Jews, but abandoned after difficulties. Resettled in 1882 with help from first aliyah.⟶
Petah Tikva Founded and Abandoned, then Resettled (1878)
ZionismSettlementPetah TikvaLand of IsraelFirst AliyahImmigration19th Century
IsraelIsrael

🤝 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

🏛️ First Congress of Zionist Unions Held

On December 30–31, the First Congress of all Zionist Unions for the colonization of Palestine was held at Focșani, Romania.⟶
ZionismCongressFocșaniOrganizationColonies19th Century
RomaniaRomania