Second Zionist Congress

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The Second Zionist Congress was an 1898 gathering of the World Zionist Organization in Basel that advanced Theodor Herzl’s political Zionist program and further organized the movement for a Jewish homeland.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zionist congress
historical event
political conference
aim advancement of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
further organization of the Zionist movement
promotion of Theodor Herzl’s political Zionist program
chronologyWithinSeries 2
context Jewish emancipation and antisemitism in Europe
late 19th-century European nationalism
country Switzerland
date 1898
field Jewish political history
Middle Eastern history
national movements
followedBy Third Zionist Congress
follows First Zionist Congress
hasChairperson Theodor Herzl
hasEffect consolidation of political Zionism
increased international visibility of the Zionist movement
strengthening of the World Zionist Organization
hasLanguage German
Hebrew
Yiddish
hasParticipant delegates from Jewish communities in Europe
delegates from Jewish communities in the Ottoman Empire
delegates from Jewish communities in the Russian Empire
location Basel NERFINISHED
movement Zionism
political Zionism
notableFor advancing Herzl’s political Zionist program
further organizing the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland
organizedBy World Zionist Organization
Zionist Organization
partOf Zionist Congresses
history of Zionism
pointInTime 1898
president Theodor Herzl
religion Judaism
series World Zionist Congresses
significantPerson Chaim Weizmann
Max Nordau
Theodor Herzl
topic Jewish colonization in Palestine
Jewish national home
Zionist political strategy
organization of the World Zionist Organization

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
First Zionist Congress
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