March 28, 1900
Mordechai Bentov Is Born
On March 28, 1900, Mordechai Bentov was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. He later signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
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Europe
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28 August 1898
Second Zionist Congress Opens
The Second Zionist Congress opened in Basel on August 28, 1898, and sat through August 31. About 400 delegates attended. The Jewish Colonial Trust was founded.
29 August 1897
First Zionist Congress Opens
The First Zionist Congress opened in Basel on August 29, 1897, and sat through August 31. Delegates adopted the Basel Program.
February 14, 1896
Theodor Herzl Publishes Der Judenstaat
On this day, February 14, 1896, Theodor Herzl’s pamphlet Der Judenstaat was published. It argued for a sovereign Jewish state as a political answer to modern antisemitism.
Europe
August 12, 1889
Eleazar Sukenik Is Born
On August 12, 1889, Eleazar Lipa Sukenik was born in Białystok. He later identified the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Israel · World War II · Jews in STEM
Europe
February 19, 1888
Rachel Cohen-Kagan Is Born
On February 19, 1888, Rachel Cohen-Kagan was born in Odessa. She later signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
Israel · Jews in Politics · Zionism
Europe
July 22, 1878
Janusz Korczak Is Born
On this day, July 22, 1878, Henryk Goldszmit, later Janusz Korczak, was born in Warsaw. He directed an orphanage and was deported with the children to Treblinka in 1942.
Holocaust · Antisemitism · World War II
Europe
c. 1878
Naphtali Herz Imber Writes Hatikvah
In 1878, Naphtali Herz Imber wrote the poem that became Hatikvah, probably in Iași.
Europe
1875
Shaul Tchernichovsky Is Born
Shaul Tchernichovsky, the Hebrew poet and physician, was born in Mikhailovka in 1875.
Europe
March 1865
Max Bodenheimer Is Born
Max Isidor Bodenheimer was born in Stuttgart in March 1865. A Tübingen student file records the day as 21 March.
Europe
1864
Nathan Birnbaum Is Born
Nathan Birnbaum was born in Vienna in 1864. He later turned from Zionism to religious Judaism.
Europe
July 17, 1862
U.S. Law Opens the Army Chaplaincy to Rabbis
On this day, July 17, 1862, U.S. Army chaplain law opened the chaplaincy to regularly ordained ministers of any religious denomination, including rabbis.
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