July 1, 2010 / 19 Tammuz 5770 

Newly elected chairman of the World Zionist Organization, Avraham Duvdevani, attends the annual memorial ceremony on Jerusalem`s Mt. Herzl for Theodor Herzl, the founder of the World Zionist Organization in 1897 and of modern political zionism and the visionary of the State of Israel. The ceremony was part of events marking the 150th anniversary of Theodor Herzl`s birth.

Caption above: (from right to left) President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Chairman of World Zionist Organization, Avraham Duvdevani

Avraham Duvdevani, chairman of the World Zionist Organization, lays a wreath at the tomb of Theodor Herzl

 Photos Credit: Brian P Hendler