NOVEMBER 6/CHESHVAN 22
1884:
Chovevei Zion, the pioneer Russian Zionist movement, was founded at the First International Zionist Convention in Katowice, Poland led by Leon Pinsker. Formed in response to the anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire, it is considered the forerunner and foundation-builder of modern Zionism.
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