Summary
The Zionist bank whose banning by the tsarist regime brought Herzl to St Petersburg in 1903, and whose reopening he won from von Plevhe on condition Zionism confine itself to emigration (Zionism in the Age of the Dictators: A Reappraisal, PDF p.6-7). Sayegh lists it, established 1898, among the first colonisation institutions of the Zionist Organisation (Zionist Colonialism in Palestine, PDF p.5 / printed p.210).
Details
- In Russia the Trust was banned when elements within the Zionist ranks began to concern themselves with Jewish rights in Russia; Herzl’s August 1903 meetings with Finance Minister Witte and Interior Minister von Plevhe got it reopened, with a letter of endorsement for Zionism given solely on the proviso that the movement avoid taking up national rights inside Russia (PDF p.6-7).
- By 1908 renewed harassment of the Trust brought Herzl’s successor David Wolffsohn to meetings with Prime Minister Stolypin and Foreign Minister Izvolsky, who came to terms on the minimal request; no change in Russia’s anti-Jewish legislation followed (PDF p.8).
Related pages
Zionism in the Age of the Dictators: A Reappraisal, Theodor Herzl, World Zionist Organization