First Zionist Congress

On this day in history: Theodor Herzl convenes First Zionist Congress in Basel

From morning to night, the delegates planted the seeds for building state institutions: The Jewish National Fund, the Zionist Organization. 

Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, August 25, 1897
The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

  Dr. Haim Ben Yaakov

Extraordinary Zionist Congress -75 Years to the State of Israel - Opinion

 President Isaac Herzog addresses the event marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel on August 29 2022.

Extraordinary Zionist Congress to take place in Jerusalem next week


Israel and the Diaspora need new agreement on their relationship - Shai

Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai gave a speech at the conference that marks the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress.

 Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai gives a speech at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress.

Ex-Mossad head: We operated against nuclear program in 'heart of Iran'

"The Iranian regime is lying to the whole world and we proved it," said former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

125 years on, this is my Zionism - opinion

Zionism and the state of Israel means a lot to the Jewish people, why?

THE TWENTY-FIRST Zionist Congress, Geneva, 1939.

Basel 125 years later: Our biggest challenge is anti-Zionism -opinion

We cannot guarantee a secure Jewish future without strong efforts to push back against the extreme anti-Zionism rampant in many countries and seeping into international forums.

 ISRAEL IS accused of genocide, at a protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, May 2021.

Sylvan Adams: 'Israel belongs to all Jews'

Sylvan Adams spoke at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress

 SYLVAN ADAMS exercises with children from Save a Child’s Heart.

What are Israeli president Herzog's reasons for visiting Switzerland? - comment

While Herzog is in Switzerland, he will witness the signing of a groundbreaking agreement between Israel and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

 President Herzog at the Dubai expo, 1/31/2022.

World Jewry leaders arrive in Basel to celebrate 125 years since First Zionist Congress

President Isaac Herzog is expected to have his picture taken on the balcony where Herzl was photographed, closing an emotional circle to 125 of Jewish-Zionist history.

Theodor Herzl addresses the First or Second Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland

Herzl and the First Zionist Congress: Then and now - opinion

We need a new Herzl and a new Zionist Congress, not for the purpose of establishing a state or defining identity, but to breathe the spirit of solidarity and Jewish brotherhood into an era of strife.

Theodor Herzl addresses the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897

Terrorist to help lead protests of Zionist Congress 125th in Switzerland

A key figure and speaker at the anti-Israel protest is both a PFLP member and a Samidoun activist.

The Opening of the 26th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem in 1964.

Dreaming Jewishly again: The 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress

In introducing Herzl to the next generation, I learned some defining lessons from the 1897 Zionist Congress. These insights should shape the debate we need today.

 BRAVO TO World Zionist Organization Chairman Yaakov Hagoel and his staff for jumpstarting this dreaming-and-doing process, says the writer.