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Founding of Chovevei Zion
The Chovevei Zion party was founded in June 1882.
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... The Chovevei Zion party, precursor of the Zionist
movement, was founded in June 1882. Its organizers
included Josef Binjomin Krynski, Cwi Hirsz Liberman,
Dr. Josef Chazanowicz, Jakow Alter Sapersztejn, Pej-
sach Witenberg, Jehoszua Heszel Klementynowski, Kal-
man Pikus, Shabsaj Rudkowski, Chaim Margolis,
Jehuda Josef Jelin, Jechiel Goldsztejn, Awrom Lejbo-
wicz, Menachem Mendel Kreczmer, Izchok Jafe, Isroel
Chaim Sztimer, Ben-Cion Lyfszic, Don Lewin, Lipa
Kaganowicz, Cwi Jehuda Brajnski, and Simcha Bunim
Halewi Hurwic. The first meeting was held in Jakow
Sapersztejn’s house in the synagogue court in Bialystok.
The second assembly, which attracted a much larger
turnout, took place in Dr. Josef Chazanowicz’s home.
Several top Zionist figures in Bialystok, such as Dr.
Chazanowicz, Rabbi Meir Markus, Jakow Wolf, Josef
Binjomin Krynski and others quickly took the helm of
this movement. In a short time, the party was able to
recruit the support of several hundred members. Not ...Connected nodes