Sixth Zionist Congress

Herzl outside Basel synagogue on eve of first session

The Sixth Zionist Congress was held in Basel, opening on August 23, 1903. Theodor Herzl caused great division amongst the delegates when he presented the "Uganda Scheme", a proposed Jewish colony in what is now part of Kenya. Herzl died the following year.[1]

  1. ^ Gottheil, Richard J. H. (1914) Zionism. The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia. pp 127-130

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