Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl’s parents Jeanette and Jacob
Jeanette Herzl and her two children Pauline and Theodor, 1863 Theodor Herzl at the age of six, 1866
Theodor Herzl at the age of twelve, 1872 Jacob, Jeanette, Pauline and Theodor
Herzl at the age of 15 The principles of the literary club “Wir” – “We”
Theodor’s sister PaulineHerzl at the age of 18
Herzl with members of the student fraternity “Albia” “Tancred” – Herzl’s fraternity name in “Albia” 1882/1883: A student’s life in Vienna Herzl among friends
The aspiring young writer Kompagniearbeit, 1880 Neues von der Venus, 1887 Das Buch der Narrheit, 1888 Was wird man sagen?, 1890 Die Glosse, 1894
Julie Herzl, nee’ Naschauer. Theodor and Julie married 1889 Herzl and his children Hans (b. 1891), Trude (b. 1893) and Pauline (b. 1890)
Herzl as correspondent of the Neue Freie Presse in Paris, 1891 – Herzl’s ID as a journalist Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus
1894: The drama “Das neue Ghetto” – “The New Ghetto” foreshadows Herzl's vision of Zionism. Scenes from the play
1895: First meeting with Baron Hirsch and the beginning of the diaries. Herzl succeeds in winning Max Nordau
1896: Herzl publishes “Der Judenstaat” – “The Jewish State” – First meetings Duke Friedrich von Baden Rev. William Hechler David Wolffsohn Max Bodenheimer Menachem Ussishkin Oskar Marmorek
1897: The first issue of “Die Welt” appears
1897: The first Zionist Congress convenes in Basel
1898: The second Zionist Congress convenes in Basel
1898: Journey to Palestine and meeting with the German Kaiser
1899: The third Zionist Congress convenes in Basel and registration for the Jewish Colonial Bank begins
1900: The fourth Zionist Congress convenes in London, Herzl speaks at a mass meeting in London
Austrian Minister President Ernest von Koerber British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury Arminius Vambery: Mediator for Herzl with the Sultan 1900: Meetings with important personalities and completion of the drama “Solon in Lydien”
1901: Journey to Turkey, meeting with Sultan Abdul Hamid
1901: The fifth Zionist Congress convenes in Basel, the Jewish National Fund is established
1902: Theodor Herzl completes his utopian novel “Altneuland”
1903: The Zionist delegation and the El Arish project
1903: Theodor Herzl’s journey to Egypt Leopold Greenberg
1903: British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain offers Uganda and the first Anglo-Palestine Bank opens in Yafo
1903: Herzl’s journey to Russia, meeting with Count Wenzel Plehve
1903: The sixth Zionist Congress – the “Uganda Congress” - convenes in Basel. It is Herzl’s last congress
1904: Meetings with Pope Pius X and King Vittorio Emanuele III
3 July 1904: Theodor Herzl dies in Edlach