Sixth Zionist Congress

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The Sixth Zionist Congress was a key early 20th-century gathering of the Zionist movement where delegates debated the future direction of Jewish national aspirations, including the controversial Uganda Proposal.

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instanceOf Zionist Congress
international political conference
aim define practical steps for establishing a Jewish national home
alsoKnownAs Sixth Zionist Congress in Basel NERFINISHED
attendedBy delegates from Austria-Hungary
delegates from Germany
delegates from Great Britain
delegates from Russia
delegates from United States
chairperson Theodor Herzl NERFINISHED
consideredProposalFrom British government NERFINISHED
consideredTerritory British East Africa NERFINISHED
East Africa NERFINISHED
area near Uganda
continent Europe
country Switzerland
endDate 1903-08-28
followedBy Seventh Zionist Congress NERFINISHED
follows Fifth Zionist Congress NERFINISHED
hasContext Kishinev pogrom of 1903 NERFINISHED
heldInCity Basel NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance turning point in internal Zionist debates
ideologicalConflict territorialism vs. Palestine-centered Zionism
ideology Jewish nationalism
influenced formation of Jewish Territorial Organization
later debates on territorialism in Zionism
language German
location Basel NERFINISHED
mainSubject Jewish national home
Uganda Proposal NERFINISHED
territorial solution for Jewish question
movement Political Zionism NERFINISHED
organizer World Zionist Organization NERFINISHED
partOf Zionist movement NERFINISHED
president Theodor Herzl NERFINISHED
proposedBy Theodor Herzl NERFINISHED
result decision to send a commission to examine East Africa territory
no final abandonment of Palestine as primary goal
significantEvent debate on Uganda Proposal
split between political and territorialist Zionists
walkout of some Russian delegates
startDate 1903-08-23
timePeriod early 20th century
topic Jewish colonization projects
antisemitism in Eastern Europe
future of Jewish settlement in Palestine
relations with Ottoman Empire
year 1903

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David Wolffsohn participatedIn Sixth Zionist Congress