Theodore herzl

For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel

Today’s silence conjures memories of past pontifical silence during the Holocaust. For Jews and Christian Zionists, Pope Pius XII's silence remains a harrowing memory and indictment.

Theodor Herzl in Palestine. November 1898. Photography by David Wolffsohn. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Theodor Herzl in Palaestina. Anfang November 1898.
Hakim Hadid, the owner of Pizzeria Valentino, in Vienna.

'From Palestine to Paris:' Herzl's Vienna home is now a Palestinian-owned pizzeria - interview

IMAGES OF Albert Einstein and Emma Goldman are featured in "Ask Jewish Lives," an AI bot that bases its conversations on the "Jewish Lives" series of biographies.

New AI tool allows users to chat with Jewish historical figures

A fighter from the Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) takes part in a training exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in February.

Israel and Kurdistan: Regional collapse reshapes the Middle East map - opinion


IDF officers learn about Herzl, leadership in Budapest

The "Leadership Sees the Future Journey," as the program is called, deals with the importance of formulating a Zionist vision even today.

 20 IDF officers go to Budapest to learn about Zionism and leadership.

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.

What is the connection between Herzl and haredim? - opinion

IN CONTRAST to all these negative sentiments about the Zionist movement, there were rabbis who advocated the return of world Jewry to the Land of Israel before Herzl came on the scene.

 A HAREDI man pays his respects at the grave of Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

What Zionist lessons can we learn from Passover?

Like Moses, early Zionists weren’t disheartened by initial setbacks and rejections. They persisted and used diplomacy and resistance.

 IRAN’S ATOMIC Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami (right) and IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi attend a news conference in Tehran last month. Today’s Zionists must stand up to Iranian nuclear aspirations.

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.”

 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.

 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

HERZL’S IDEAS were at the center of debates about Hebrew and the future Jewish state.

Parasha & Herzl: Passover as Jewish particularity

Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

Parasha and Herzl: The Golden Calf reappears

Forty days without Moses is a long time.

‘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.

DR. GEORG HERLITZ at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem, 1947.