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Meeting of Chazanowicz and Herzl in Basel
Chazanowicz met Theodor Herzl during events in Basel.
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... At the station we found a huge crowd of Zionists.
The train arrived. Dr. Herzl got off the train and
approached us. Chazanowicz squeezed my hand until it
hurt. He trembled, and in a quivering voice shouted to
me: “Litman! Litman! That’s him! I’ve been waiting for
him all my life. That’s him, God’s chosen one. All my
life I have dreamt of him. He has finally arrived!” ...Connected nodes