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Herzl from Here

Frances Stonor Saunders talks to Israeli, Palestinian and other international historians about the life and ideas of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism.

Frances Stonor Saunders talks to Israeli, Palestinian and other international historians about the life and ideas of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism. An Austro-Hungarian journalist, Herzl became the leading spokesman for an independent Jewish state, promoting the movement on an international scale and ultimately securing the creation of Israel in 1948.

45 minutes

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Sun 11 May 2008 21:35

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  • Sun 11 May 2008 21:35

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