The World Zionist Organization was founded at the initiative of Theodore Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, which took place in August 1897 in Basel, Switzerland.

With the presence of Natan Berman, in charge of welcoming new immigrants at the Municipality of Jerusalem, and Leticia Baran, employment advisor at The Jewish Agency for Israel, the Aliyah Promotion Department of the World Zionist Organization held the conference ‘Living, Working, and Studying in Israel’.

Actions for the return of kidnapped individuals.