Treasure Trove has comes to life at an exhibit in New York City

Why would the Oriental Fisheries Co. of Chicago name a brand of the finest Norwegian brisling sardines after Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist movement and the visionary of the State of Israel? The truth is, I don’t know. Although some might say that branding tiny fish with Herzl’s name and likeness discredits his memory, […]
Treasure Trove: A souvenir postcard from Theodor Herzl’s one visit to the Land of Israel in 1898

Theodor Herzl made only one visit to the Land of Israel, arriving in Jerusalem on Oct. 28, 1898. He traveled as the leader of a Zionist delegation to meet German Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was making his own religious and political pilgrimage, to advance his idea of the Jewish state. Herzl arrived by train from […]