“Anu banu artzah livnot ul’hilbanotbah!”-We have come to the land to build and be rebuilt in it! This quote reflects many of Theodore Herzl’s beliefs and hopes for the Jewish people and Israel as a state for the Jewish people to call their own. There is no other place in the world where the Jews share both an emotional and historical connection with the land. Theodore Herzl was the father of Zionism; …showed first 75 words of 739 total…

…showed last 75 words of 739 total…to the point that Herzl was ready to quit. He even wrote a letter to Baron de Hirsch stating that he was giving it all up. Luckily, this mood disappeared and shortly after the booklet was complete. Many of his friends strongly discouraged the booklet’s publication fearing that it would be detrimental to the Jewish Cause. Herzl ignored all the pressure that was being placed on him and continued with the process of publication.