Posts Tagged: Theodor Herzl
World News Standing with Zionism Is Standing with Liberty and Justice
JNS.org - Understanding a two-sided conflict requires nuance. In almost all disputes, both sides have merit to their arguments; simultaneously, flaws can also be found...
Diasporism: A Poor Man’s Judaism
JNS.org - The clash between devotion to the Diaspora and the yearning for the Land of Israel is not a new phenomenon. In the period...
Biased Exam Question about Israel Prompts Condemnation and Calls for Investigation
Activists and lawmakers in New York are calling on the New York state Education Department (NYED) to investigate why a recently administered standardized test for...
Theodor Herzl’s Message is for Everyone
JNS.org - Theodor Herzl has been with me my whole life. I know that is an odd statement from a Canadian who has lived his entire...
‘Historic Milestone’: Israel’s President Herzog to Join 125th Anniversary Celebrations of First Jewish Congress in Switzerland
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to travel to Basel in Switzerland on Monday to join celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionst Congress...
A Bicentennial to Mark Modern Zionism
Not many Jews today recall a 19th-century Jewish leader who wrote a booklet that inspired young Jews to move to the Land of Israel. The man...
Theodor Herzl at the Opera
To understand Theodor Herzl, it’s helpful to think about opera. In the summer of 1895, a distraught Herzl wandered the streets of Paris, contemplating the fate...
120th Anniversary of Second Zionist Congress Celebrated With Constructive Campaign
JNS.org - To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Second Zionist Congress, this week the American Zionist Movement (AZM) marked the occasion of the founding by...
70 Years of Miracles
JNS.org – Like some of the past celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day, the fuss being made about Israel’s 70th birthday this year hasn’t penetrated too far...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: A Rock Called Zion (EXCERPT)
The following is an excerpt from French philosopher and activist Bernard-Henri Lévy's newly released book, The Genius of Judaism, which delves into the meaning of being a...
Dovid Efune: We Are Advancing the Dream for Jewish People to Have Proud, Fearless Voice in Global Media Battleground (VIDEO)
Citing Zionist leaders Ze’ev Jabotinsky and Theodor Herzl, the editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner told the crowd who gathered Monday night in New York to celebrate...
Remembering George Weidenfeld — a Pioneer and Friend of Israel
The French have a delightful saying -- “Il s’impose” -- which refers to an individual who is a force of nature, a colorful and charismatic figure who...
Self-Respect: The Unrealized Vision for the Jewish State
In the nineteenth century, Theodor Herzl and other political Zionists shared a vision for a Jewish state that would allow the Jewish People to regain...
Egyptian Islamist Station Airs Anti-Semitic Depiction of Stereotypical Jew (VIDEO)
An Islamist channel in Egypt, Al-Hafez TV, recently aired an anti-Semitic segment depicting a stereotypical looking Jewish man instigating strife Egypt. The actor, with posters of...
