\u201cIf I were to sum up the Basel Congress in a single phrase\u2014which I
\nwould not dare to make public\u2014I would say: In Basel I created the Jewish State.
\nWere I to say this aloud I would be greeted by universal laughter. But perhaps
\nfive years hence, certainly fifty years hence, everybody will perceive it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u2013 Theodor Herzl<\/b>, Vienna, September 3rd<\/sup>, Image of the Basel Program<\/a><\/i>\n<\/p>\n During the First Zionist Congress, the Basel program was adopted, which Zionism seeks to 1. The promotion by appropriate means of the 2. The organization and uniting of the whole of 3. 4. Preparatory steps toward obtaining the consent To learn more about the First Zionist Congress and the origins of <\/p>\n Some highlights \u2026 <\/i><\/p>\n Theodor (Digitized) <\/p>\n Call\/Accession Number: AR 185<\/p>\n Leo Baeck Institute<\/i><\/p>\n Biographical\/Historical Note: Born in Budapest in 1860,\u00a0Theodor Herzl<\/b>\u00a0was the founder of Facsimile Call\/Accession Number: 1997.140<\/p>\n Yeshiva University Museum <\/i><\/p>\n The Call\/Accession Number: 000026354<\/p>\n YIVO Institute for Jewish \u201cThe Zionist Congress at Basle marked the start of the organized Proceedings Call\/Accession Number: DS149 .A4a<\/p>\n American Jewish Historical The Call\/Accession Number: 000090514<\/p>\n YIVO Institute for Jewish Max (Digitized)<\/p>\n Call\/Accession Number: AR 441<\/p>\n Leo Baeck Institute<\/i><\/p>\n Letters written in French and German (1892-1910); essay entitled Resolutions Call\/Accession Number: DS149.A4 Z5a<\/p>\n American Sephardi Federation<\/i><\/p>\n Biographical By Hannah Zweig-Strauss (circa 1999)<\/p>\n (Digitized) Leo Baeck Institute<\/i><\/p>\n David Zwi Farbstein<\/b> Medal Call\/Accession Number: 1997.164<\/p>\n Yeshiva University Museum<\/i><\/p>\n
\n1897, quoted in The Jubilee of the First
\nZionist Congress, 1897-1947 (see below)<\/i><\/p>\n![\"image\"](\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/1cf23e21e060eb84d511f09db496f01d\/tumblr_inline_ovexvl0nwv1r0yq0k_540.png\")
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\nread:<\/p>\n\n
\nestablish a home for the Jewish people in Eretz\u00adIsrael secured under public law.
\nThe Congress contemplates the following means to the attainment of this end:<\/p>\n
\nsettlement in Eretz-Israel of Jewish farmers, artisans, and manufacturers. <\/p>\n
\nJewry by means of appropriate institutions, both local and international, in
\naccordance with the laws of each country.<\/p>\n
\nThe strengthening and fostering of Jewish
\nnational sentiment and national consciousness.<\/p>\n
\nof governments, where necessary, in order to reach the goals of Zionism.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nZionism, you can turn to the collections of our partners here at the Center for
\nJewish History. The record is marked with (Digitized) if you can access the
\nmaterial online.<\/p>\n
\nHerzl Collection 1888-1912<\/a><\/p>\n
\nmodern political Zionism and the World Zionist Organization. He came from a
\nfamily of German-speaking assimilated Jews. He moved with his family to Vienna
\nin 1878. Here he studied law and eventually became a journalist, writing for
\nthe Neue Freie Presse in Paris. In 1896, he published “Der
\nJudenstaat,” which outlined his proposal for the establishment of a Jewish
\nstate. In 1897; he organized the First
\nZionist Congress in Basel.<\/b> The rest of his life was devoted to the Zionist
\nmovement, and he met with multiple heads of state with the hope of advancing
\nnegotiations for a territory. He died in 1904 in Austria and is buried in
\nJerusalem.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n
\nof the four-page program and rules of procedure of first Zionist Congress<\/a><\/p>\n
\n
\nJubilee of the First Zionist Congress, 1897-1947 (Jerusalem: Executive of the
\nZionist Organization, 1947)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nResearch<\/i><\/p>\n
\nZionist movement, and it was there that the World Zionist Organization was
\nestablished. It is a milestone in the history of the Jewish people which
\ndeserves to be remembered and celebrated on its fiftieth anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n
\nof the Zionist Congress held at Basle, Switzerland, August 29, 30 and 31, 1897
\n(Basel, Switzerland: Zionist Congress, 1897)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSociety<\/i><\/p>\n
\n
\nFirst Zionist Congress in 1987: Causes, Significance, Topicality (New York:
\nKarger, 1997)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nResearch<\/i><\/p>\n
\n
\nNordau Collection. 1892-1992.<\/a><\/p>\n
\n“Zeitfragen;” two newspaper articles written by Nordau entitled
\n“Jeanne d’Arc;” program from conference honoring Max Nordau
\n(1992).\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n
\nof the Zionist Congress: with summary of proceedings and details of the
\ncomposition of the Congress (Jerusalem: Executive of the Zionist Organization)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n
\nManuscripts on David Zwi Farbstein and Betty Ostersetzer<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCall\/Accession Number: AR 11045\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n(1868-1953), born in Warsaw, trained as a lawyer and settled in Z\u00fcrich, where
\nhe was active in the Zionist movement and in the Social Democratic Party. He
\nhelped organize the first Zionist Congress.
\nBetty Ostersetzer<\/b> (1873-1938)
\nwas born as Beile Chaje in Czortkow (Galicia) and married to David Zwi
\nFarbstein from 1895-1908. She was active both in the Social Democratic Party
\nand in feminist activism. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n
\ncommemorating centennial of First Zionist Congress<\/a><\/p>\n
\n