Binjamin Se'ev Ben Jaakob (Theodor) Herzl (1860-1904) was een Joods-Oostenrijkse activist, journalist en publicist. Hij wordt als de vader van het moderne zionisme beschouwd.
Theodor Herzl leaving synagoge Basel 1903
“We want to lay the foundation stone for the house which will become the refuge of the Jewish nation.”
The foundation of Zionism:
Theodor Herzl's Der Judenstaat ["The Jewish State"]
extremely rare first edition
"If I had to sum up the Basel Congress in one word—which I shall not do openly—it would be this: At Basel I founded the Jewish state. If I were to say this today, I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years, perhaps, and certainly in 50, everyone will see it."
-Theodor Herzl
Klik hier om The Jewish State van Th. Herzl online te lezen [Eng.]
In praise of Theodor Herzl:
1949 Theodore Herzl returns to Israel:
Zie ook: herzl.org
