“It Is No 
Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl” explores the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern State of Israel. The film examines how Herzl, a well-known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest-born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of eight years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within fifty years led to the establishment of the State of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with kings, Prime Ministers, ambassadors, a sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
Our thanks to Guy Ornadel for initiating and organising the showing of this film.
Suggested donation: £5.00. Refreshments will be provided. For catering purposes, please advise Marianne Temple (esevents@btinternet.com) if you would like to come to this special screening.