Theodor Herzl Signed Handwriting Letter Vienna 1897 Jewish Autograph Judaica Jew
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Theodor Herzl Signed Handwriting Letter Vienna 1897 Jewish Autograph Judaica Jew:
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Theodor Herzl Signed Handwriting Letter Vienna 1897 Jewish Autograph Judaica Jew
Theodor Herzl Thanks HisCorrespondent
For Asking Him To Serve As A Prize Judge
HerzlTheodor 1860 - 1904 Having learned just three days earlier that
the Jewishcommunity in Munich did not want his first international
Jewish congress to beheld in Munich as he had just announced in his new
weeklyZionist newspaper,"Die Welt," Theodor Herzl thanks his correspondent
for asking him toserve as a prize judge, hoping that it will not take too muchtime
because heis "very busy" - three days later he relocated the First JewishCongress
to Basel,Switzerland.
one page, 5.75" x 7.75"
Vienna, June 14, 1897
On letterheadof the "New Free Press."
In German, not translated. Triangular portion in seemingly
blank upper right cut away.Partial split at right edge of
mid-horizontal fold strengthened on verso with archival tape,otherwise fine condition.
In full: "Das mir freundlicht augetragens Preisrichteramt
nehme ichmitbesten danke an und hoffe mir, dass es mich
nicht zu sehr in Ansprich nehmen wird,da ich ohnehin
stark beschaftigt bin."
In 1891, Theodor Herzl was appointed the Paris
correspondent for the influential liberal Viennese paper
"Neue Freie Presse."
The anti-Semitism he witnessed in Paris inspired him to write aplay, "The New Ghetto,"
in October 1894. The main character is aJewish lawyer who urges Jews to free themselves
fromtheir spiritual ghettos.On October 15, 1894, Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer
in the Frenchmilitary, was accused of treason. His court martial trial began in Parison
December 19, 1894. Only journalists who had received special permits andwitnesses in
the case were admitted to the court. As a representative of"Neue Freie Presse," Herzl
attendedthe trial. On December 22, 1894,Dreyfus was found guilty of having soldplans
of fortifications and othergovernment secrets. Herzl heard the court's presiding officer rule,
"TheCourt condemns Captain Alfred Dreyfus to deportation and internment for life ina
fortified place and to deprivation of his military rank." The Frenchnewspaper "La Libre Parole"
portrayed the incident as furtherevidence of Jewish treachery. The verdict strengthened Herzl's
conviction thatthere was only one way stop the Jewish population from being subjected toanti-Semitism.
He began writing "The Jewish State - A Modern Attempt toSolve the Jewish Question."
It was published on February 14, 1896. Thebook became the foundation of the Zionist movement.
It outlined the economic,social, and governmental structures of a proposed Jewish state,
and mentionedPalestine or Argentina as its location and that the spoken language would beGerman.
Before its translation into Hebrew later that year, Herzl removed Argentinaas an optionand said
Hebrew, not German, would be the dominant language.Herzl's next step was to found his own newspaper
and to organize a meeting ofJews from all over the world to hear his plans. On Friday, June 4, 1897,
justten days before he wrote this letter, Herzl published in Vienna the first issueof his new weekly
periodical, "Die Welt" ("The World"). In"Die Welt" he publicized the convening of a Zionist Congress
to beheld in Munich. On June 11th, Munich's Jewish community protested holding themeeting in their city.
Three days later, Herzl wrote this letter advising therecipient that he is "very busy." On June 17th,
he announced thecongress would be held in Basel, Switzerland, publicizing the change in thethird issue
of "Die Welt." The First Zionist Congress was held inBasel, August 29-31, 1897.
The entrance to the congress hall was decorated witha blue and white Flag bearing the Star of David.
Over 200 different groups from16 countries arrived in Basel. Chaired by Herzl, the Congress adopted
theprogramof the Zionist movement (the Basel Program) and declared, "Zionismseeks toestablish
a home for the Jewish people in Palestine secured underpublic law." In his diary, Herzl wrote,
"In Basle I founded theJewish state...Maybe in five years, certainly in fifty, everyone will realizeit."
The Jewish state, Israel, was founded on May 14, 1948, 50 years 8months 15 days
after Herzl convened the First Zionist Congress in Basel.
Dated: 1897
Sizes:5.75" x 7.75"
Condition:Triangular portion in seemingly blank
upper right cut away.Partial split at right edge of
mid-horizontal fold strengthened on verso with
archival tape. OtherwiseFine.
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