Theodor Herzl, whose remains had been moved from Vienna and reburied on the top of a hill in Jerusalem that was renamed after him, Mount Herzl. The Congress issued the "Jerusalem Program", placing its main focus on the newly created state as the central unifying element for the Jewish people. Ruth Popkin was the first woman to be Chair of the Presidium and President of the World Zionist Congress, being elected to both positions in 1987. See also First Zionist Congress Sixth Zionist Congress World Zionist Organization Jewish Agency for Israel References External links Zionist organizations 1897 establishments in Europe Jewish Agency for Israel Governance Theodor Herzl hy:Հրեական համաշխարհային վեհաժողով