In Cologne, Theodor Herzl meets with David Wolffsohn to discuss banking issues alongside Sally Heymann, a Jewish businessman from South Africa. He publishes an article on Dreyfus’ retrial in Neue Freie Presse. While attending the Hague’s Peace Conference, Herzl is introduced to Russian State Counselor Ivan von Bloch and meets Nouri Bey, General Secretary of the Ottoman Foreign Office.
Later in Paris, Herzl holds a crucial meeting with Max Nordau, Alexander Marmorek, and Narcisse Leven, who assure him that the Jewish Colonization Association (JCA) will cooperate regarding practical colonization.
Herzl delivers a pivotal keynote address at the English Zionist Federation Conference in London, expressing his aspiration to secure a Charter from the Ottoman Government, enabling the colonization of Palestine under the auspices of the Sultan’s sovereignty.
Before returning to Vienna, Herzl has a significant meeting in Darmstadt with the Grand Duke of Hessen, Ludwig III. The Third Zionist Congress convenes in Basel; Die Welt ownership is transformed into a syndicate as a joint-stock company founded by the Actions Committee. Herzl continues corresponding with the Ottoman imperial secretary, Nouri Bey. The crisis between the NFP and Herzl, which developed due to the silence on Zionism in the Neue Freie Presse, comes to an end, and his play I Love You premiers at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Herzl engages in continuous discussions with Austrian Prime Minister Ernest von Koerber, addressing issues such as subscriptions to the Jewish Colonial Trust, anti-Semitism, Vienna elections, and the situation of Romanian Jews. Herzl travels to Karlsruhe, Paris, and London, with each journey punctuated by meetings of the Zionist executive, known as the Greater Actions Committee.
