1890 ⟶ Nathan Birnbaum Coins the Term 'Zionism'

The term "Zionism" is coined by an Austrian Jewish publicist...
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📖 Leon Pinsker Publishes 'Autoemancipation'

Leon Pinsker publishes pamphlet Autoemancipation (text) urging the Jewish people to strive for independence and national consciousness.⟶
Leon Pinsker Publishes 'Autoemancipation' (1882)
ZionismNationalismJewish IdentityPolitical ThoughtAssimilationAnti-SemitismIdeologySelf-determination
GermanyGermany

🖋️ Nathan Birnbaum Coins the Term 'Zionism'

The term "Zionism" is coined by an Austrian Jewish publicist Nathan Birnbaum in his journal Self Emancipation and was defined as the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel.⟶
Nathan Birnbaum Coins the Term 'Zionism' (1890)
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AustriaAustria

✍️ Nathan Birnbaum Coins Term 'Zionism' for Jewish Nationalism

Austrian publisher Nathan Birnbaum coins the term Zionism for Jewish nationalism in his journal Self Emancipation.⟶
Nathan Birnbaum Coins Term 'Zionism' for Jewish Nationalism (1890)
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AustriaAustria

✍️ 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)
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