aug 29, 1897 - (August 29, 1897) The First Zionist Congress convenes. Theodore Herzl convenes the First Zionist Congress on August 29, 1897, the first major interterritorial gathering of Jews to discuss the nascent Zionist movement. This movement seeks to establish a Jewish nation in Palestine, after centuries of Jews living away from Israel.
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