World Zionist Congress was held in August 1897 in Basel, Switzerland. The first meeting was organized by Austrian journalist Theodor Herzl, and dedicated to the establishment of a Jewish national state. The congress was attended by 204 delegates from Russia, various European nations, and a smaller number from the United States. The delegates adopted a resolution calling for, “a publicly recognized home for the Jewish people in Palestine.”

Date:
      August, 1897
Name(s):
      Theodor Herzl
Occupation:
      Journalist
Location:
      Basel, Switzerland

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