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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1915 Excerpt: ... SYLLABUS 10. THE LIFE OF THEODOR HERZL. Born in Budapest, May 2, 1860, of Sephardic descent. Only son of admirable parents. Little Jewish influence. Removed to Vienna, 1878. Studied law, but became writer. 1889, married Julie Naschauer. Had three children. No Jewish atmosphere in home. 1891, became Paris correspondent of Neue Freie Presse. Dreyfus affair arouses dormant Jewish loyalties. Gradual awakening of Jewish national consciousness. 1896, Publication of Jewish State. Invited by the London Maccabaean. Chovevei Zion, and many student bodies like Kadimah in Vienna, rally round him. Trip to Constantinople. Enthusiastically received in Sofia. Preparations for Zionist Congress. Opposition of German Rabbis--"Protest-rabbiner." Opposition causes change from Munich to Basle. Die Welt founded with Herzl's own money. Program committee for Congress: Nordau, Mintz, Schapiro, Rosenberg, Bodenheimer, Birnbaum, S. R. Landau. "Publicly" is the only word Herzl added to program. Chovevei Zion stand aloof. I Congress, Basle, August 29-31, 1897. Great enthusiasm. Organization. 197 delegates. Many Russians come. Herzl made Chairman of Actions Comite. Excitement, controversies, after Congress. 1898, work for Jewish Colonial Trust. Conference in Berlin in January. Bank Committee: Wolffsohn, Bodenheimer, Schaner, Kann. Support from middle and lower classes. Herzl suffers nervous heart trouble from overwork. Much public speaking. II Congress, Basle, August 28-31, 1898. Great enthusiasm and ovations. Herzl re-elected. Strife between Political and Practical Zionists. Compromise. October, 1898--Meeting with Kaiser in Constantinople and Palestine. Assurances of good-will. June, 1899--Bank founded in London. First speaks of charter in London speech. Diplomatic relations with Turkey...
