First Zionist Congress
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The First Zionist Congress was an 1897 gathering in Basel, Switzerland, convened by Theodor Herzl that formally launched the organized political Zionist movement and adopted the Basel Program calling for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First World Zionist Congresses | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist congress
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ political conference ⓘ |
| adopted | Basel Program ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Chaim Weizmann
ⓘ
David Wolffsohn ⓘ Max Nordau ⓘ |
| chronologicallyBefore |
Balfour Declaration
ⓘ
establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | plaques and memorials in Basel ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Theodor Herzl ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1897-08-31 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish nationalism
ⓘ
national self-determination ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Zionist Congress ⓘ |
| goalStatedInBaselProgram | creation of a publicly and legally assured home for the Jewish people in Palestine ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
foundation of World Zionist Organization
ⓘ
launch of organized political Zionist movement ⓘ |
| heldInBuilding | Stadtcasino Basel ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
German
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| location |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| mainSubject | establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine ⓘ |
| methodStatedInBaselProgram |
organization and unification of all Jewry
ⓘ
preparatory diplomatic steps to obtain government consent ⓘ promotion of Jewish settlement in Palestine ⓘ strengthening of Jewish national sentiment ⓘ |
| mottoOrSlogan | If you will it, it is no dream ⓘ |
| movement | Zionism ⓘ |
| name | First Zionist Congress self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfDelegates | approximately 200 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Theodor Herzl ⓘ |
| participants |
Jewish delegates from Europe
ⓘ
Jewish delegates from Palestine ⓘ Jewish delegates from Russia ⓘ Jewish delegates from Western Europe ⓘ Jewish delegates from the Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ Jewish delegates from the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1897 ⓘ |
| president | Theodor Herzl ⓘ |
| result |
adoption of a Zionist flag and emblem
ⓘ
creation of the Zionist Organization ⓘ election of a Zionist executive ⓘ increased international visibility of Zionism ⓘ |
| significance |
defined programmatic goals for Zionism
ⓘ
first representative assembly of the Zionist movement ⓘ formal beginning of modern political Zionism ⓘ |
| significantResolution | Basel Program ⓘ |
| startDate | 1897-08-29 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yehuda Leib Maimon
this entity surface form:
First World Zionist Congresses