ORGANIZATION

Founded by Theodor Herzl as the Zionist Organization in 1897, renamed the World Zionist Organization in 1960 about the time former Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett assumed its Chairmanship.

Official Website:
http://www.wzo.org.il/

Founding Date:
1897

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Saul Friedländer	Historian	11-Oct-1932		Holocaust historian
Theodor Herzl	Activist	2-May-1860	3-Jul-1904	Lead Zionist
Max Nordau	Critic	29-Jul-1849	23-Jan-1923	Zionist and cultural critic, Degeneration
Moshe Sharett	Head of State	15-Oct-1894	7-Jul-1965	Prime Minister of Israel, 1953-55
Nahum Sokolow	Activist	3-Feb-1859	17-May-1936	World Zionist Organization
Chaim Weizmann	Head of State	27-Nov-1874	9-Nov-1952	First President of Israel

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