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Israel to Rebury Shimon and Rivka Herzl Beside Theodor Herzl

7/27/2026

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Israel will receive Shimon and Rivka Herzl’s remains from Belgrade for reburial beside Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
The transfer will occur in the coming days, aligning with the 77th-anniversary ceremony attended by President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Shimon Herzl, a Zemun rabbi, promoted Rabbi Yehuda Shlomo Alkalai’s early Zionist ideas and shared them with his grandson in Budapest, shaping Theodor Herzl’s Zionist vision.

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Israel will receive Shimon and Rivka Herzl’s remains from Belgrade for reburial beside Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
The transfer will occur in the coming days, aligning with the 77th-anniversary ceremony attended by President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Shimon Herzl, a Zemun rabbi, promoted Rabbi Yehuda Shlomo Alkalai’s early Zionist ideas and shared them with his grandson in Budapest, shaping Theodor Herzl’s Zionist vision.