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HERZL, THEODORE

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HERZL, THEODORE
(1860 - 1904) Hungarian Jew, founder of modern Zionism. Sent to Paris as a correspondent, he reported on the Dreyfus affair and was soon appalled by the vicious anti-Semitism he observed. Herzl decided that Jewish assimilation in Europe was impossible and that the only solution to the Jewish problem was the establishment of a Jewish national state, and organized the first Zionist World Congress, serving as its president. Rare T.L.S. ""Herzl"", 1p. 4to., Vienna, Jan. 27, 1902 in German to a colleague. In part: ""àIn accordance with the resolution adopted at the 5th Congress on December 30, 1901, the following gentlemanàwere elected to the permanent Culture Commission for the individual countriesàFrom the negotiations of the congress you should already know that a new agreement was reached, which states that only people of like minds that reside in the same city shall be appointed to become members of a commission, since we have had the unpleasant experience that commissions with members residing in various countries have not done any work at allà[we] would like to ask you to keep us posted about the state and progress of your workàWith Zionist greetingsà"" Near fine.