By Mark Levenson In 1897, more than 200 Jewish delegates from 17 countries (including five Americans) gathered in Basel, Switzerland, for three days—from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31—for an audacious purpose: to transform the ancient Jewish longing for Zion into an organized political movement. Convened by journalist and father of modern Zionism Theodor Herzl, the […]
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