Theodor Herzl Quotes


What We want is to make it possible for our unfortunate people to live a life of industry for it is by steady work alone that we hope for our physical and moral rehabilitation. For this reason above all we have undertaken to rally our people around our ideal.


Citations

Herzl, Theodor. The Complete Diaries of Theodor Herzl. Edited by Raphael Patai, translated by Harry Zohn, vol. 2, Herzl Press, 1960, p. 644.

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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.