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Zionist movement

ציוניסטישע באַוועגונג

The Zionist movement occupied an important place after the First Zionist Congress.

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די ציוניסטישע באַוועגונג ONT‏ באַלד VON]‏ ערשטן ציוניסטישן קאָנגרעס פאַרנומען NR‏ ויכטיקן אָרט, מיט אַזעלכע ויכטיקע פּערזענלעכקייטן, וי דער “YD‏ סטאַקער רב ר' שמואל מאָהליווער, UT‏ כאַזאַנאָװיטש, ליטמאַן ראָזענטאַל TX‏ שפּעטער אינזשיניער פּאפּערין. די ...
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... And what of the Zionist movement? Its breeding ground in Eastern Europe was for a long time located in Bialystok, in the home of Rabbi Szmuel Mohilewer. With his characteristic boldness, he made contact with the Jewish magnate, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, winning him over to the great Zionist ideal, and creat- ing a place for thousands of pioneers to work in the land of Jewish hope and aspiration. ...
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... When we arrived in Basel, we went to the hotel in which Dr. Theodor Herzl would be staying. Later we toured the streets of Basel. As we came upon the con- vention hall, we saw the blue and white Zionist flags fluttering above the hall. Chazanowicz paled. I started to remove my hat out of respect for the flags. Suddenly he poked me, yelling: ““Keep your hat on. One stands before a Jewish flag with his head covered!” ...
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... Credit must go to the Jewish intelligentsia of Bia- lystok, which, refusing to be intimidated by the Com- munist terror in the city, hid Zionist and Bundist transients who sought to go to Wilno. People helped ...
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First Zionist CongressZionist movement
די ציוניסטישע באַוועגונג

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Baron Edmond de RothschildZionist movement
winning him over to the great Zionist ideal
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