Herbert Samuel
1870 - 1963. Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel was the first appointed High Commissioner for Palestine, in charge of the...
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The Uganda Scheme
The Uganda Scheme was a proposition formulated by Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement, at the Sixth World Zionist...
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What is the Knesset?
Name The name "Knesset" comes from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or "Great Assembly" in Hebrew, which was a group of 120 scribes, sages,...
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Ze'ev Jabotinsky
1880 - 1940. Ze'ev Jabotinsky was a Zionist leader, writer, orator, soldier, and journalist. He strongly advocated for the creation of a...
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Theodor Herzl
1860 - 1904. Benjamin Zeev Theodor Herzl was the founder of Political Zionism and founder of the Zionist Organization. He was born to a...
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The Law of return (Hok Hashvut)
The Law of Return was a law passed by the Knesset (Israel's parliament) on July 5th, 1950, two years after the State of Israel was...
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Leon Pinsker
1821 - 1891. Leon Pinsker, born in Poland in 1839, was a Jewish and Zionist leader, physician, and writer during the 19th century. He...
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"Lekol Yish Yesh Shem"
''Every Man Has a Name'' is a Hebrew poem penned by the Israeli poet Zelda (1914-1984) and was published in 1974. The poem draws...
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Minorities in Israel
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2021, Israel had 6 873 000 Jews, 1 671 000 Muslims, 179 000 Christians, and...
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The Israeli Flag
The Israeli flag was originally the banner of the World Zionist Organization and was first adopted as a flag during the first Zionist...
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Nahum Sokolov
1859 - 1936. Nahum Sokolov was a writer, journalist, and Zionist leader. Born in Poland, he received a traditional Jewish education as a...
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