Theodore Herzl and the Birth of Political Zionism

Who was Theodore Herzl?

• A) A French politician

• B) A Jewish journalist from Hungary

• C) A German scientist

• D) An Italian artist.

By the late 20th century, what was the biggest problem facing the Jewish people?

• Poverty

• Antisemitism

• Lack of water

• No country would let them live there

The optimism of the 19th century was considered misplaced by the middle of which century?

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

• 21st

Herzl's transformation was influenced by which trial?

• Nuremberg

• Dreyfus

• Eichmann

• Salem

Herzl's reaction to the Dreyfus trial was ______.

• Indifference

• Joy

• Anger

• Delayed

In what year did Herzl convene the first World Zionist Congress?

• 1895

• 1896

• 1897

• 1898

Where was the First Zionist Congress held?

• Germany

• Switzerland

• America

• Palestine

Fill in the blank: Herzl believed that it would take ______ years to see the establishment of the Jewish state.

• 10

• 20

• 50

• 100

What was the main goal of political Zionism according to Herzl?

• To establish a cultural center for Jews.

• To obtain a charter for a Jewish state.

• To promote Jewish education worldwide.

• To create a Jewish military force.

Why did a large section of Orthodox Jewry oppose Zionism?

• They supported the secular leadership

• They believed it desecrated the belief in Moshiach

• They wanted a Jewish state in Uganda

• They were in favor of the Mizrachi Party.