A brief history of Zionism, 1860-1949
A brief rundown of major historical events in the history of Zionism.
David Ben-Gurion publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948, beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, in the old Tel Aviv Museum of Art building on Rothschild Street. (photo credit: RUDI WEISSENSTEIN/GPO)