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Austria / Israel: Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and Zionist (1860-1904).

Austria / Israel: Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and Zionist (1860-1904).

Theodor Herzl ( May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904), born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl, also known as in Hebrew as Hozeh HaMedinah, or 'Visionary of the State' was an Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel. He was born and died in Austria; in 1949 his remains were moved from Vienna to be reburied on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

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