The Central Zionist Archives is proud to announce the launch of
"Herzl־Online", a comprehensive digital platform that brings Theodor
Herzl's diaries and the manuscript of his novel "Altneuland" to
audiences worldwide.
For the first time, users can view the original manuscripts exactly
as Herzl wrote them, complete with drafts, corrections, and crossed־out
passages, while seamlessly navigating between the original text, faithful
German transcription, and translations into Hebrew and English. The site also
features links to hundreds of related documents, certificates, and photographs
from the Archives' collections, providing rich historical context.
This ambitious project was led by Suzanne Berns, Curator of the
Theodor Herzl Archive, with digitization by Ardon Bar־Hama, and made possible
thanks to the vision and dedication of George Blumenthal of New York.
The high־quality digital reproductions of the manuscripts and
documents offer an unprecedented opportunity to engage with history through the
original texts. Users can search for specific words and phrases, compare
different versions, and discover why certain sentences were deleted. By
examining how subtle changes in wording shift meaning, anyone can step inside
the mind of the founder of the Zionist movement.
Discover Herzl up close: https://www.herzlonline.org/en/