1898 Second Zionist Congress — Herzl Photos, Zionist Flag, Manila Insurgents — N For Sale

🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · November 26, 1898
Complete Issue · New historically exceptional issue of the highest significance — eight photographs of the Second Zionist Congress in Basel including a portrait of Theodor Herzl and the Zionist Flag, published in what is documented as the first photographic coverage of a Zionist Congress ever printed. Combined with eight photographs of Pope Leo XIII, the triumphal insurgent parade in Manila, and eight scenes of Puerto Rico, this is an extraordinary primary document of four of the most consequential stories of THE SECOND ZIONIST CONGRESS — A PRIMARY PHOTOGRAPHIC EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS — "THE SECOND ZIONIST CONGRESS" — INCLUDING DR. THEODOR HERZL AND THE ZIONIST FLAG
Eight photographs documenting the Second Zionist Congress held in Basel, Switzerland, August 28-31, 1898 — including a portrait of Dr. Theodor Herzl, the visionary founder of modern political Zionism, and a photograph of the Zionist Flag, the prototype of what would become the flag of the State of Israel in 1948. This Harpers Weekly coverage is documented by the Herzl Collection as containing the first photographs ever published of a Zionist Congress — no photographs were taken at the First Congress in 1897, making these eight images in Harpers Weekly the historic primary photographic record of the birth of organized Zionism.The Second Zionist Congress was a watershed moment: 400 delegates attended — twice the number at the First Congress — including the young Chaim Weizmann, who would later architect the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and become Israels first President. The Congress established the Jewish Colonial Fund to finance Jewish settlement in Palestine, granted female delegates full voting rights (at the time, only New Zealand had done the same for women nationally), and saw the first appearance of Labor Zionist delegates. Herzls opening statement declared: "We are ready to bring about the reconstruction of Judaism; we have everything in abundance, men, material and plans. What we require is the soil." Fifty years later, the State of Israel was established.This issue — with eight photographs of the Congress including Herzls portrait and the Zionist Flag — is a primary document of one of the most consequential movements in modern world history, published in the movements second year and at the moment of its photographic debut. An essential piece for any collection of Jewish history, Israeli history, and world history MANILA — INSURGENT FULL FRONT PAGE — "TRIUMPHAL PARADE OF INSURGENT TROOPS IN MANILA"
A dramatic full front-page illustration of Emilio Aguinaldos Filipino insurgent forces parading triumphantly through Manila — a vivid primary document of the growing confrontation between American imperial authority and Filipino independence that would erupt into the Philippine-American War in February 1899. A significant piece of Philippine history and American imperial POPE LEO XIII — EIGHT TWO FULL PAGES — EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS OF POPE LEO XIII
Two full pages of eight photographs of Pope Leo XIII — the reforming pontiff who had issued the landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891, defining the Catholic Churchs position on labor rights and social justice, and whose long pontificate (1878-1903) represented a significant modernization of the Churchs engagement with the modern world. A significant piece of Catholic history and Victorian religious PUERTO RICO — EIGHT FULL PAGE — "PUERTO RICO" — EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS
A full page of eight photographs of Puerto Rico under the new American administration — a comprehensive photographic documentary of the island and its people in the first weeks of American sovereignty. A significant primary photographic document of Puerto Rican history at its most pivotal photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· November 26, 1898
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 24 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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