This weeks events:

The Jewish Agency - a joint organization of the World Zionist Organization and non-Zionist circles – is established in Zurich.

"The 1929 (5689) riots in Palestine. Violent Arab attacks take place throughout Palestine, leaving 133 Jews dead, hundreds wounded. The Jewish Yishuv and the Jewish world are deeply shocked." (Naor, Zionism: Timeline, Articles, Documents, Glossary).

The first Zionist Congress convenes in Basle, which constitutes the foundation of the World Zionist Organization, and Herzl is elected president.