TY - BOOK AU - Epstein,Lawrence J. TI - The Dream of Zion: The Story of the First Zionist Congress SN - 9781442254671 AV - DS149.A4E67 2016 U1 - 320.54095694 PY - 2016/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated KW - Zionist Congress (1st : 1897 : Basel, Switzerland) KW - Zionism--History KW - RELIGION / Judaism / History KW - HISTORY / Middle East / Israel KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map of Israel and the Middle East -- Introduction -- 1 The Birth of Zionism -- 2 The Sad-Eyed Prophet -- 3 With Eyes toward Zion -- 4 The Three Days of the Congress -- 5 Zion's Flame -- 6 Echoes of the Dream -- First Zionist Congress Chronology -- References -- Index N2 - The Dream of Zion tells the story of the Jewish political effort to restore their ancient nation. At the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in August 1897 Theodor Herzl convened a meeting that founded what became the World Zionist Organization. As debates continue to swirl around Israel, this book opens a window into its founding UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4334954 ER -