 Theodor Herzl Addresses the Second Zionist Congress, 1898 | |
| Native name | הקונגרס הציוני השני |
|---|---|
| English name | Second Zionist Congress |
| Date | 28 August 1898 - 30 August 1898 |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Venue | Basel Municipal Casino Concert Hall |
| Location | Basel, Switzerland |
| Type | Political Conference |
| Theme | Zionism |
| Organised by | Theodor Herzl |
The Second World Zionist Congress (Hebrew: הקונגרס הציוני השני) met in Basel, Switzerland on 28 August 1898.[1] and was the second meeting of the Zionist Organisation. The World Zionist Congress brought together delegates from across the world to raise funds, lobby support and create the institutions that would one day form the modern day Jewish State known as Israel, which was established in 1948. The Congress met every year from 1897 to 1901 (after which it met every two years, except during the years of the Second World War). The main focus of the Second Congress, as set out by its chair, Theodor Herzl, was to engage with Jewish communities in the diaspora and encourage them to adopt Zionism.
The three day congress established the Jewish Colonial Fund (later called the Anglo-Palestine Bank)[2] whose aim was to fund the successful migration of Jews to Palestine, as well as the establishment of a Committee on Culture.[3] Other notable events of the congress were the presentation of an early prototype of the modern day Israeli flag, and the arrival of the first delegates of Labor Zionism to the Congress.
- ^ "The Second Zionist Congress Convenes". CIE. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Jewish Colonial Trust". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Rinott, Moshe (March 1984). "Religion and education: The cultural question and the Zionist movement, 1897–1913". Studies in Zionism. 5 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1080/13531048408575851.