Herzl

American  

[her-tsuhl, hurt-suhl, hairt-] / ˈhɛr tsəl, ˈhɜrt səl, ˈhɛərt- /

noun

1. Theodor 1860–1904, Hungarian-born Austrian Jewish writer and journalist: founder of the political Zionist movement.

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Herzl British  

/ ˈhɛrtsəl /

noun

1. Theodor (ˈteːodoːr). 1860–1904, Austrian writer, born in Hungary; founder of the Zionist movement. In The Jewish State (1896), he advocated resettlement of the Jews in a state of their own

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Example Sentences

Speaking at the Mount Herzl ceremony in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog echoed appeals for unity.

From Reuters

Mr. Netanyahu spoke uninterrupted at the main state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

From New York Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak at Mount Herzl, the location of Israel’s main military cemetery, after a siren sounds at 11 a.m.

From New York Times

In addition to her job at Mount Herzl — where the main Memorial Day commemoration on Tuesday morning will be followed that evening by the state ceremony ushering in the start of the Independence Day festivities with a flag parade, musical performances and fireworks — she has also lost a daughter in uniform.

From New York Times

“We work together, serve in the army together, travel on the same buses and eat in the same restaurants,” said Hagai Goldstein, an Orthodox software engineer from Gedera, in central Israel, who was visiting a museum on Mount Herzl that is dedicated to the father of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, on a recent weekday with his wife and three young children.

From New York Times