Every piece has a story
A look at the kinds of pieces members receive in this category, and the stories behind them.
Declaration of Independence, 1948
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion read Israel’s Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv beneath a portrait of Herzl. Members can receive a facsimile of the scroll signed that afternoon.
The Balfour Declaration
On November 2, 1917, Britain declared its support for “a national home for the Jewish people” in a letter of just 67 words. Few documents have shaped the modern Middle East more.
Herzl on the Balcony
This 1901 photograph of Theodor Herzl overlooking the Rhine in Basel became the most famous image of the Zionist movement. It still hangs in schools and homes across Israel.
First Zionist Congress, Basel 1897
The official record of the First Zionist Congress, where Herzl gathered Jewish delegates from around the world. Afterward he wrote: “At Basel I founded the Jewish State.”
Der Judenstaat in Hebrew
Herzl’s 1896 book The Jewish State laid out the case for a homeland. This Hebrew edition carried his vision to readers in the Land itself.
Balfour Declaration Postcard
The Balfour Declaration was celebrated with commemorative postcards like this one, printed in the Land of Israel. It’s a piece of ephemera from the years when the dream of a state became real.
Examples shown are for illustration. Actual pieces vary month to month.