Theodor herzl

Zionism is a verb: Every generation must ask what it will build - opinion

Zionism is not merely support for the existence of the Jewish state. It is participation in the continued creation of the Jewish future.

 Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the founder of modern Hebrew, in his home in Jerusalem, sometime between 1918-1923.
 Ze'ev Jabotinsky in army uniform during World War I.

Herzl and Jabotinsky's answer to history: Jewish survival depends on Jewish power - opinion

Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), visionary.

Theodor Herzl and American Jews: The untold story of a Zionist bond that changed history

THEODOR HERZL leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois.

Rare Herzl letters, early Zionist treasures up for auction to support fight against antisemitism


'Theodor,' the Hebrew opera about Herzl, to hit cinemas on Israel Independence Day

The filmed adaptation of Theodor offers wonderful insights that might have been missed even by those who attended the live performance.

 A SCENE from ‘Theodor.’

Blinken and Herzl: Tough choices in Vienna 130 years apart - opinion

2024, another Shabbat in Munich, another arrival; and again, the Jewish nation was asked to make a “tough choice.”

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Opera about Theodor Herzl filmed over weekend

The opera, which centers on two periods in the life of the founder of modern Israel, premiered last May to great acclaim.

 A SCENE from the Israeli Opera’s ‘Theodore.’

Zionism's founder had a green, climate-friendly vision for Israel - opinion

With the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai approaching, the Jewish state should revisit the vision of modern Zionism’s founding father.

 Theodor Herzl from the book ‘Herzland’ by David Harel.

Can applying Jewish values save the Earth from a climate catastrophe? - opinion

Animal-based agriculture is the main cause of climate change, and using it violates at least six fundamental Jewish teachings.

 Can Jewish values help save the Earth from climate change? (Illustrative, composite image)

Next generation of Zionists must rise - opinion

We are never going back into hiding.

 NEARLY 300,000 pro-Israel activists take to the Capitol Mall in Washington, last Tuesday. While this moment should bring pride to the Jewish community, it cannot be where our activism ends, says the writer.

The Uganda proposal - short story

A short story marks 120 years of the ‘road not taken’ in the history of Zionism.

 In background R, a Jewish community burns; at upper L, US president Theodore Roosevelt asks the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, ‘Now that you have peace without, why not remove his burden and have peace within your borders?’

The crucial strength of diaspora Zionism - opinion

Zionism’s foundation was built on the dream of returning to the land of Israel and never forgetting Israel, a sentiment that is uniquely Diaspora-centered. 

 A pro-Israel demonstration in the US.

How can Israel strengthen aliyah, Jewish identity? - opinion

Maybe Herzl would have been impressed by the state we established, but we in the World Zionist Organization know that the work is far from over.

 THE WRITER attends a ceremony in memory of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Creating joy from 'oy': The Zionist approach to overcoming challenges - opinion

Zionism’s old-new centripetal liberalism is still open, democratic, tolerant, individualistic. But it is also communitarian, traditional, family-oriented, meaning-making and soul-stretching.

 ISRAELI BASKETBALL legend Tal Brody (left) and the writer imagine turning this wasteland into a World Zionist Village.