Zionism

Herzl used the stage to examine his own attempts to assimilate into European culture. Protagonist Jacob Samuel breathes his last in the final scene of The New Ghetto, 1898

Herzl’s Psychodrama

Writing The New Ghetto clearly changed Theodor Herzl. Could this forgotten play have been the crucible that forged The Jewish...

Jerusalem in Snow/ Ludwig Blum

Painter of Jerusalem

An artist is more popular with the public than with critics and peers: meet Ludwig Blum | Naomi Samuel

The image that became a Zionist symbol: Herzl speaking from the podium at the first Zionist Congress

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Though few famous names attended the first Zionist Congress in Basel, the enormous energy Herzl invested to ensure the dignity...

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