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Photograph of the NZO (New Zionist Organization) Convention, Warsaw 1935, Ze’ev Jabotinsky with the leaders of the organization - Photograph from the convention which took place the year that the New Zionist Organization was established – 1935. In the center of the table, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, head of Beitar, sits surrounded by central figures in the organization. The NZO was established by Revisionist Zionists in 1935 in light of disagreements between Jabotinsky’s followers and the World Zionist Organization. The founders of the organization believed that their leader’s ideas were the fulfillment of Zionism, and opposed the British policies in Israel and the World Zionist Organization’s attitude toward these policies. Following the murder of Arlozorov in 1933, hostility between the groups increased, and the decision was reached to establish a separate organization. Before the founding convention on September 7, 1935 in Vienna, Jabotinsky traveled throughout Europe to gain supporters, and succeeded in registering 700,000 voters, including some of the attendees of the convention in Warsaw seen in this photograph. At the bottom of the photo, there is an inscription: “Convention of the NZO, Warsaw 1935, the Presidium, Beitar Commission, the head of Beitar, the Central Committee of the NZO.” Size: 28x40cm, laminated, inside of a wooden frame of 32.5x52 cm, with a passé-partout. Condition: Excellent.