Theodor Herzl Quotes


If you will it, it is no dream; and if you do not will it, a dream it is and a dream it will stay


Citations

Herzl, Theodor. Old-New Land (Altneuland). Translated by Lotta Levensohn, Bloch Publishing Company, 1941, Title Page.

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Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl
  • Born: May 2, 1860
  • Died: July 3, 1904
  • Nationality: Hungarian
  • Profession: Journalist, Playwright, Writer, Political Activist

Theodor Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state. Though he died before its establishment, he is known as the father of the State of Israel.