Today marks the 125th anniversary of when Theodor Herzl presented his Zionist vision at the First Zionist Congress in Basel,Switzerland.
From the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Academy Award®-winning Moriah Films comes, It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, which explores the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern State ofIsrael.
Narrated by Academy Award®-winner Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz asthe voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, against all odds, took it upon himself to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Over the span of eight years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within fiftyyears led to the establishment of the Jewish State. The film follows Herzl as he meets with kings, prime ministers, ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople toSt. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
The documentary is now streaming on major platforms, including Amazon, IMDB TV, Apple TV, Google Play and Xumo.
