The New Ghetto (1894) by Theodor Herzl – A forgotten play that created a state

Few know that aside from being a Zionist visionary, Theodor Herzl was a recognized playwright, whose works were performed in Vienna’s greatest theaters. No one knew what to make of his play “The New Ghetto”,  staged only once. Yet some claim that, rather than the Dreyfus trial, it was this immortalization of a long-forgotten duel between a French aristocrat and a Jewish engineer that propelled Herzl from assimilationism to Zionism. The session will give an insight to the background.

Session holders

Yehuda Moraly

Sara Moraly