The "Zionist" Conference
A brief account of the 1897 Basle conference where Jewish leaders, including Theodor Herzl and Max Nordau, laid out an ambitious plan to establish a Jewish state in Palestine—an early snapshot of the Zionist movement's founding moment.
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Mesa Free Press · November 19, 1897 · Page 2
1 min readThe "Zionist" Conference, recently held at Basle, Switzerland, was a gathering of influential Hebrews who believe that it is practicable to re-establish the Jews in Palestine, under some form of autonomous government tributary to the Porte. The dream that the Jews may some time return to Palestine is widely cherished among that people, and of late years a number of Jewish agricultural colonies have been established there. The new plan, in which Dr. Herzl and Dr. Max Nordau are leaders, is more ambitious. The program adopted contemplates the setting up of a Jewish state in Palestine through a financial arrangement with Turkey, and it is proposed to raise a fund of fifty million dollars in furtherance of the scheme. The conference next year is to be held at Jerusalem.—Youth's Companion.
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