World Zionist Congress

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The World Zionist Congress is the international legislative body of the Zionist movement, bringing together representatives of Jewish communities and Zionist organizations worldwide to set policy for the World Zionist Organization and related institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zionist institution
international legislative body
representative assembly
alsoKnownAs World Zionist Congress
surface form: Zionist Congress
appliesToJurisdiction Jewish Agency for Palestine
surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel

Keren Hayesod
surface form: Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal

Jewish National Fund
surface form: Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund

World Zionist Organization
composedOf delegates of Jewish communities worldwide
delegates of Zionist organizations
convenedBy World Zionist Organization
country Switzerland
elects World Zionist Organization leadership
Zionist General Council
members of the Jewish Agency leadership
fieldOfWork Israel–diaspora relations
Jewish diaspora affairs
Jewish national politics
Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel
founder Theodor Herzl
frequency approximately every five years
hasMainGoal promote Zionism
set policy for Zionist institutions
support Jewish national home in the Land of Israel
hasOrganizationalStructure party‑based delegation system
hasRole legislative body of the World Zionist Organization
policy‑setting body of the Zionist movement
ideology Zionism
inception 1897
locationOfFormation Basel NERFINISHED
Switzerland
notableChairperson Theodor Herzl
notableParticipant Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
Golda Meir
Menachem Ussishkin
Nahum Sokolow
officialLanguage English
German
Hebrew
parentOrganization World Zionist Organization
partOf Zionism
surface form: Zionist movement
religion Judaism
represents Jewish communities in the diaspora
Zionist parties and movements
significantEvent First Zionist Congress
significantPlace Basel NERFINISHED
website https://www.wzo.org.il

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Zionist General Council affiliation World Zionist Congress
World Zionist Congress alsoKnownAs World Zionist Congress
this entity surface form: Zionist Congress
World Zionist Organization hasOrgan World Zionist Congress
WZO hasOrgan World Zionist Congress
subject surface form: World Zionist Organization
Nahum Sokolow memberOf World Zionist Congress
Second Zionist Congress partOf World Zionist Congress
this entity surface form: Zionist Congresses
Chaim Weizmann participantIn World Zionist Congress
this entity surface form: Zionist Congresses
Menachem Ussishkin participatedIn World Zionist Congress
this entity surface form: Zionist Congress
Yitzhak Gruenbaum participatedIn World Zionist Congress
this entity surface form: Zionist Congresses
Second Zionist Congress series World Zionist Congress
this entity surface form: World Zionist Congresses