Theodore herzl

Exodus was among the ship records found in a Tel Aviv document trove - exclusive

Documents and photographs reviewed by The Jerusalem Post show that the material spans several years and reflects more than one phase of Jewish immigration to Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Historic aliyah records, including documents listing the Exodus immigrant ship and other vessels from the pre-state period, found in the Aliyah and Integration Ministry’s Tel Aviv offices.
An illustrative image of God calling on Abraham to leave his country to the Promised Land.

The Torah between Abraham and Herzl: Israel’s call to moral leadership - opinion

The Torah portions Lech Lecha, Vayera, and Hayei Sarah form a trilogy of leadership, from vision to continuity. Abraham and Herzl lived in different worlds but shared a mission.

|ByZEHAVIT GROSS
A silhouette of Theodor Herzl and an Israeli flag hanging from a pole attached to the side of a building in Jerusalem, Israel.

A New Zionist Home for a New Zionist Conversation - opinion

The World Zionist Village sets out to unite and empower the next generation of Zionist leaders through education, collaboration, and action.

|ByIRA GREEN
ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the UN Danny Danon speaks at a Security Council meeting this week. The Jewish state’s approach has always been the same as that of Caleb and Joshua: ‘Let us by all means, go up… for we shall surely overcome it,’ says the writer.

Echos of biblical proportions: Israel's war with Iran mirrors story of Moses's 12 spies - opinion

The Jewish people in general and the state in particular are truly extraordinary – and that is why, with God’s help, we will prevail against all odds.

|ByDAVID GOLINKIN

What was the breaking point of historical Zionism?

Herzl collected some unusual supporters, such as an antisemite fan. Then a reverend showed up at Herzl’s doorstep, “with the long gray beard of a prophet.”

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByGOL KALEV
THE SCHLOSSPLATZ, at Karlsruhe – home of the Grand Duke of Baden.

What do the American Revolution, Moses and Herzl have in common?

Unlike in Herzl’s France, Israel’s stability is provided by that secret formula planted in Deuteronomy by Moses: Political delegation.

JULY 29, 2021ByGOL KALEV
The Israel Museum's Wine Festival showcased the revived Israeli wine industry this past week

Zionism: a historic force for Jewish life

Exploring the relationship between Hebrew literature, modern Hebrew and Zionism

OCTOBER 7, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
HERZL’S IDEAS were at the center of debates about Hebrew and the future Jewish state.

Parasha & Herzl: Passover as Jewish particularity

APRIL 8, 2020ByGOL KALEV
Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

Parasha and Herzl: The Golden Calf reappears

Forty days without Moses is a long time.

MARCH 13, 2020ByGOL KALEV
‘WHILE THE Golden Calf surprised Moses, Herzl was ready to confront it.’

The Central Zionist Archives and the Theodore Herzl Archive: A journey

On February 1, 1933, the day after the Nazis seized power, Herlitz directed a request to the executive branch of the Zionist organization to move the archives to Palestine.

FEBRUARY 21, 2020BySUZANNE BERNS
DR. GEORG HERLITZ at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem, 1947.

A comparison of Exodus from Egypt to 'Exodus from Europe'

Was the Exodus from Egypt only a dress rehearsal? Is it now?

FEBRUARY 7, 2020ByGOL KALEV
The 'EXODUS' ship following the Britsih takeover, with damage to its makeshift barriers. The banner reads, 'Haganah Ship Exodus 1947.'

PA official claims Herzl wanted Palestinians to 'be eaten in Africa'

In a recent sermon, a top PA religious official criticized Theodor Herzl as racist and Arthur Balfour as an antisemite.

DECEMBER 4, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Theodor Herzl leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, probably during the Sixth Zionist Conference there in 1903

Theodor Herzl: From vision to reality

Theodor Herzl is not only the visionary of The Jewish State; for the Jews he is a kind of modern biblical Moses.

NOVEMBER 28, 2019ByDR. NISSIM LEVY
SEALING STAMP of the Jewish National Fund depicting Theodor Herzl in his iconic posture on the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, during the First Zionist Congress, 1897. The quoted Psalm 137, “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning,” was how Herz

The need for Israel 71 years later

Ask yourself and then your child: would you travel to Israel for free? Now ask: if necessary, would you travel to Israel to live?

JUNE 29, 2019ByADAM HUMMEL
THE TWENTY-FIRST Zionist Congress, Geneva, 1939.