A playlist from The Jewish Story
Theodor Herzl
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Heralders of Zion
September 10, 2018 · 53 min · Episode page →
In the second half of the 19th century the Jewish problem was pressing, and it took the form of antisemitism. When faced with such a problem, it is...
About this playlist
Theodor Herzl, the Viennese journalist who turned an ancient longing into a political movement, from the heralds who came before him to Basel and after.
Where this sits in the story
2 of 9 eras
The Second Temple600 BCE–70 CESages and Geonim70–1000Sefarad and Ashkenaz1000–1492After the Expulsion1492–1700Modernity Arrives1700–1880Return and Catastrophe1880–1948The Young State1948–1967After 19671967–1987Into the Present1987–2023
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