From life to death

1860-1904

Theodor Herzl

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Intro

HERZL IS BORN!!!!

I was born on May 2, 1860 in Budapest Hungary.

My family was Jewish, but not religious. In school I was a good writer.

WHERE I’VE BEEN

• In 1878, we moved to Vienna and I grew up there.

• I went to a Jewish grade school, local high school, and studied law at the University of Vienna. At the university, I experienced anti-Semitism for the first time.

• Later, I worked in Germany. While in Germany, I wrote stories and plays, got married, and had 3 children

• I was not happy with law. I moved to Paris France and became a journalist. I wrote articles in newspapers.

WHEN I STARTED HELPING ISRAEL

In 1894, I was waiting outside a military court room in Paris, France. The crowd was there to find out whether Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer, was going to be found guilty of spying for Germany.

I heard a man shout ‘’Death to the Jews’’ and I realized that the Jews needed a homeland of their own. Immediately I set to work. I gave speeches, wrote articles in newspapers, and I wrote books. All hoping to get the word out about Zion (another name for Israel.) I had a dream!

Thousands of Jewish people saw what I did and wanted to help me. They called themselves Zionists.

I created the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland. In 1897, delegates from all over the world attended.

I became the first President. I used my good writing skills to convince

wealthy Jews to support my idea of a Jewish land with good agriculture, technology and science.

I worked very hard for a Jewish state. I didn’t get to see it, but my dream became a

reality in 1948.

Zionist Congress

MY FAMILY

I had a wife named Julia. I had three children. My eldest girl was named Pauline. My middle son was named Hans And my littlest girl, Trude.

COMPARISON

Theodor Herzl Martin Luther King Jr.

I am often compared to Martin Luther King Jr. because we both had a dream for a better world for our people.

MY QUOTES

“An idea is like a seed waiting to take root and break out of the darkness into the sunlight.’’

“ If you will it, it is not a dream.’’

MY LAST DAY WITH THE SUN WAS A CHERISHED ONE

I died in 1904 at the young age of 44. In 1949 a great ceremony occurred. My

remains were brought from Vienna to Israel. I was buried on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem.

MY GRAVE

CONCLUSION

Sadly, I didn’t live to see Israel, but I'm guessing it turned out to be a beautiful place.

I hope you learned a lot about my life.