Theodore Herzl (2 maio 1860 ano – 3 jul 1904 ano)

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Theodor Herzl (German) Hebrew: Te'odor Hertsel; Hungarian: Herzl Tivadar; Hebrew name given at his 'Brit Milah' [Ceremony of Circumcision] Binyamin Ze'ev. This was also known in Hebrew as Chozeh HaMedinah, lit. "Visionary of the State"

Born: 2 May 1860 – 3 July 1904) was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern political Zionism.
Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state. Though he died before its establishment, he is known as the father of the State of Israel.

Herzl is specifically mentioned in the Israeli Declaration of Independence and is officially referred to as "the spiritual father of the Jewish State", i.e. the visionary who gave a concrete, practicable platform and framework to political Zionism. (Wikipedia)

See also 1st Zionist Congress (1987)

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