the centenary of Herzl's death the Jewish Thinkers series consists of short accessible biographies of people who contributed to Jewish knowledge Herzl was the founder of the modern state of Israel

At the beginning of June 1895, Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), the Paris correspondent of the Austrian Neue Freie Presse, made a momentous decision - he would bring about the creation of a state for the Jews. In his attempt to realise this dream, he became the greatest figure of modern Jewish history and is today seen as the father of the State of Israel.