Tag: Theodor Herzl
Herzog compares political turmoil to Roman destruction of Jerusalem
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday compared Israel’s current political conflict to those that the Jewish people went through in the period leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70...
Honor the principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence
In 1948, the State of Israel was founded on principles deeply rooted in Jewish history, faith and tradition. Israel’s Declaration of Independence cites the significance of the Land of Israel as “the birthplace of...
Theodor Herzl diaries republished in ambitious new undertaking
“Today, Theodor Herzl is best known for his beard, not his books,” laments Gil Troy, editor of “The Zionist Writings of Theodor Herzl,” in his introductory essay to a new edition of Herzl’s diaries.
Troy,...
Diaspora Jews keep making the same mistake
A perverse feature of the Jewish people is that they make one particular mistake over and over again. They are persecuted. They frantically try to assimilate into their host community in the belief that...
February 14, 1896: Theodor Herzl Published “The Jewish State” (Der Judenstaat)
Der Judenstaat (German, literally The Jews' State, commonly rendered as The Jewish State) is a pamphlet written by Theodor Herzl and published in February 1896 in Leipzig and Vienna by M. Breitenstein's Verlags-Buchhandlung. It...
AZM launches ‘Herzl 125’ to mark Zionist anniversaries
The American Zionist Movement (AZM) is launching a “Herzl 125” initiative this weekend to highlight important Zionist anniversaries in 2021-22.
Feb. 14 is the 125th anniversary of the 1896 publication by Austro-Hungarian journalist and father of modern-day...
Herzl’s lost ‘parochet’ found in warehouse in Tel Aviv
After 70 years of searches, the mystery of the fate of the parochet—the ornamental curtain that covers the ark (aron kodesh) containing the Torah scrolls in a synagogue—that was placed over Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl’s coffin when...
Israel Forever honors Theodor Herzl’s ‘yahrzeit’ by inspiring the next generation
All across the world, young Jews are regularly told to be leaders—whether by their parents, their teachers, or their community peers. They are expected to inspire and influence future generations. Yet in today’s world,...
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Herzl, the Jewish state and the future
The return of the Jews to their homeland raises a number of questions for Jews and non-Jews alike. Everyone is asking why and how did this happen, and if the Jews have a mission....