At Ceremony with Netanyahu and Herzog: Remains of Herzl's Grandparents Brought for Burial in Israel

The remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl, grandparents of the state visionary Theodor Herzl, were brought from Serbia and buried this evening at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem in a state ceremony attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. The ceremony took place 77 years after Herzl's reburial in Israel, concluding four years of diplomatic efforts. The World Zionist Organization said a delegation led by Yaakov Hagoel and Dr. Yizhar Hess worked with the Military Rabbinate, ZAKA, and Israel's embassy in Serbia to transfer the remains, describing the event as "a moment of national and familial closure."

The remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl, grandparents of the state visionary Theodor Herzl, were brought for burial in Israel in a state ceremony held this evening (Wednesday) at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. The ceremony took place 77 years after the remains of their grandson, Theodor Herzl, were reburied in Israel. The remains of Shimon and Rivka were brought from Serbia, concluding four years of diplomatic efforts. The World Zionist Organization said that a delegation on its behalf, led by Chairman Yaakov Hagoel and his deputy Dr. Yizhar Hess, worked with representatives of the Military Rabbinate, ZAKA, and Israel's embassy in Serbia to transfer the remains. "This is a moment of national and familial closure, reuniting the Herzl family in the heart of the State of Israel. A historic tribute to the roots of the Zionist vision and the fulfillment of the state visionary's will," the World Zionist Organization said. The event symbolizes a historic and familial closure, connecting the roots of the Zionist vision with the modern State of Israel.