February 14, 1896
Theodor Herzl Publishes Der Judenstaat
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On this day, February 14, 1896, Theodor Herzl’s pamphlet Der Judenstaat was published. It argued for a sovereign Jewish state as a political answer to modern antisemitism.
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On this day, Theodor Herzl’s pamphlet Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) was published. Herzl, covering the Dreyfus affair as a Viennese journalist, argued that Jews needed a recognized state, and discussed Palestine and Argentina as possible territories. Alfred Dreyfus was a French army captain.
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- Der Judenstaat · Jewish Virtual Library · Jewish Virtual Library View source
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