WORLD ZIONIST ORGANIZATION CONGRESS

October 20-22, 2020

The First Zionist Congress was the inaugural congress of the Zionist Organization (ZO) held in Basel Switzerland, from August 29-31, 1897.  Two-hundred and eight delegates and twenty-six press correspondents attended the event.  It was convened and chaired by Theodor Herzl, founder of the modern Zionism movement. The Congress formulated a Zionist platform, known as the Basel program, and founded the Zionist Organization.  It also adopted Hatikvah as its anthem.