1862 ⟶ Moses Hess Writes Rome and Jerusalem
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🕍 Zion Society Formed in Frankfurt am Main
The Zion Society is formed in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.⟶

ZionismFrankfurt19th centuryGerman JewryEarly Zionism

✍️ 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 HessRome and JerusalemLabor ZionismZionism19th CenturySocialismLand of Israel


📜 Jews Granted Equal Rights in Congress Poland, Moses Hess Publishes Rome and Jerusalem
Jews are given equal rights in Russian-controlled Congress Poland. The privileges of some towns regarding prohibition of Jewish settlement are revoked. In Leipzig, Moses Hess publishes the book Rome and Jerusalem, the first book to call for the establishment of a Jewish socialist commonwealth in Palestine. The book is also notable for giving the impetus for the Labor Zionist movement.⟶

EmancipationCongress PolandMoses HessRome and JerusalemLabor ZionismZionism19th CenturySocialism



🕍 Zvi Hirsch Kalischer Publishes Derishat Zion
Zvi Hirsch Kalischer publishes Derishat Zion, maintains that the salvation of the Jews, promised by the Prophets, can come about only by self-help. His ideas contributed to the Religious Zionism movement.⟶

Zvi Hirsch KalischerDerishat ZionReligious Zionism19th CenturyRabbinic ThoughtSelf-HelpZionism

🧑🌾 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 ZionJewish SettlementsLand of IsraelFarming19th CenturyZionism

🏡 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.⟶

ZionismSettlementPetah TikvaLand of IsraelFirst AliyahImmigration19th Century
