Timeline Of Zionism

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This is a partial timeline of Zionism in the modern era, since the end of the 18th century.1700:Judah he-Hasid leads some 1,500 Jewish immigrants to the Land of Israel and settles in Jerusalem. In 1720 their synagogue was burned down and all Ashkenazi Jews were banned by the Ottomans. 1777: Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk along with a large group of followers emigrates and settles in Safed. In 1783 they were forced out of Safed, and moved to Tiberias. 1808: The first group of Perushim, influenced by the teachings of the Vilna Gaon, leaves Shklov and after a 15-month journey settles in Jerusalem and Safed. 1839:Judah Alkalai publishes his pamphlet Darhei No'am (The Pleasant Paths) advocating the restoration of the Jews in the Land of Israel, followed in 1840 by Shalom Yerushalayim (The Peace of Jerusalem). 1844:Mordecai Noah publishes Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews.1844:The Old Yishuv Jews constitute the largest of several ethno-religious groups in Jerusalem.