feb 14, 1896 - Theodor Herzl published the pamphlet Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State)
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Outlining his vision for the founding of a future independent Jewish state. The seminal book was published in the context of rising antisemitism in Europe, culminating in the Dreyfus Affair in 1894.Was the founder of the political form of Zionism, a movement to establish a Jewish homeland.
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feb 14, 1896
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~ 129 years ago