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Line 1: − − He was a Hungarian Jew from a wealthy German-speaking family. After taking a law degree in 1884, he became a writer in German of plays and fiction. As Paris correspondent for the ''Neue Freie Presse'' during 1891-95, Herzl covered the [[Dreyfus Affair]], in which blatant [[Anti-Semitism]] marred French justice. He was shocked by the virulent [[Anti-Semitism]] and became convinced that Jewish assimilation was impossible. He expressed his views in ''The Jewish State'' (1896), in which he advocated the creation of a Jewish nation-state in Palestine. − Despite the opposition of the chief rabbis of the West, Herzl organized the first World Zionist Congress at Basel, Switzerland, in August 1897. The 204 delegates calling for "a publicly recognized home for the Jewish people in Palestine." Herzl worked until his death to secure acceptance of his ideas, first from the Jewish philanthropists Edmond Rothschild and Maurice de Hirsch, then from [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]] of Germany, Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the [[Ottoman Empire]], King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and Pope Pius X. − Following the Kishinev massacre of Jews in Russia in 1903, Herzl called for the creation of Jewish nachtasyls (havens) throughout the world. That same year, he endorsed British Colonial Secretary [[Joseph Chamberlain]]'s plan to establish a Jewish homeland in East Africa, but the Zionist Congress rejected this so-called Uganda Plan after two years of squabbling. − + Line 13:
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[[Image:Herzl.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Image:Herzl.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Theodor Herzl''' (1860-1904) was the founder of modern [[Zionism]].
'''Theodor Herzl''' (1860-1904) was the founder of modern [[Zionism]].
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
[[File:Zionism1.jpg|thumb|270px|in front: David Ben Gurian, Golda Meir, Theodor Herzl]]
[[File:Zionism1.jpg|thumb|270px|in front: David Ben Gurian, Golda Maier, Theodor Herzl]]
* Beller, Steven. ''Herzl'' (2004)
* Beller, Steven. ''Herzl'' (2004)
* Friedman, Isaiah. "Theodor Herzl: Political Activity and Achievements," ''Israel Studies'' 2004 9(3): 46-79, online in [[EBSCO]]
* Friedman, Isaiah. "Theodor Herzl: Political Activity and Achievements," ''Israel Studies'' 2004 9(3): 46-79, online in [[EBSCO]]
===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Herzl, Theodor. ''A Jewish state: an attempt at a modern solution of the Jewish question'' (1896) [http://books.google.com/books?id=eXkLAAAAIAAJ&dq=inauthor:herzl&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0 full text online]
* Herzl, Theodor. ''The Jewish State'' (2009 edition) [http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-State-Theodor-Herzl/dp/1438528698/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261814867&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search]
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[[Category:Zionism]]
[[Category:Zionism]]