by hadassah | Oct 6, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, The Zionist Movement
January 13, 1898 I Accuse Letter to President of the Republic by Emile Zola
by hadassah | Aug 31, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, The Zionist Movement
The Balfour Declaration was a commitment that the British made to the Zionist movement during the First World War, wherein Britain undertook to establish a Jewish National Home. The question is, why did the British make this announcement? Prof. Ron Zweig, New York...
by hadassah | Oct 15, 2015 | Returning and Redemption, The Zionist Movement
Herzl and Zionist leaders en route to Eretz Israel. In Herzl’s diary, he describes the end of the voyage: “When day broke we began to search for the Jewish coast… it is strange to see what emotion this barren land arouses in most of the travelers: The elderly...
by hadassah | Oct 15, 2015 | Returning and Redemption, The Zionist Movement
From right to left: Joseph Seidener, Moses T. Schnirer, Theodor Herzl, David Wolffsohn, Max Bodenheimer.
by hadassah | Oct 15, 2015 | Returning and Redemption, The Zionist Movement
The bodies of victims of the Kischinev (Chisinau) pogrom which took place on April 19, 1903. The anti-Jewish riots in Kishinev, Bessarabia, are worse than the censor will permit to publish. There was a well laid-out plan for the general massacre of Jews on the day...
by hadassah | Oct 15, 2015 | Returning and Redemption, The Zionist Movement
In the face of a more active opposition to Zionism from amongst various Jewish leaders, Herzl called on the Congress to “conquer the communities.” In essence, this was a demand that the Zionist movement focus its attention not only on political activity...
