Second Zionist Congress
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The Second World Zionist Congress met in Basel, Switzerland on 28 August 1898. and was the second meeting of the Zionist Organisation. The World Zionist Congress brought together delegates from across
Herzl addressing the Second Zionist Congress
Medal from the Second Zionist Congress, 1898. In the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Proposed flag for the future state that was used in the Second Congress. It bears resemblance to the modern flag, with the Star of David and two blue stripes, but also features a lion and five stars in its centre.
Theodor Herzl
World Zionist Organization
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The World Zionist Organization, or WZO, is a non-governmental organization that promotes Zionism. It was founded as the Zionist Organization at the initiative of Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Con
Second Zionist Congress
…The Second World Zionist Congress met in Basel, Switzerland on 28 August 1898. and was the second meeting of the Zionist Organisation. The World Zionist Congress brought together delegates from across the world to raise funds, lobby support and create the institutions that would one…
The National Institutions House in Jerusalem - The building where the State of Israel was born - World Zionist Organization, Jewish National Fund - Keren Kayemet L'Israel (JNF-KKL), Jewish Agency, Keren Hayesod
Offices of WZO in Tel Aviv
Basel Stadtcasino in Basel in Switzerland
Member card of the (Polish) Zionist Organization, issued in 1929