Captain Norman was the last descendent and only grandchild of Theodor Herzl, the founder of political Zionism and the State of Israel. Captain Norman served under the British as a Captain in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He died tragically in Washington, D.C., in 1946, having been barred by the British from returning to Palestine because he was a Herzl. December 2007, Captain Norman was reburied on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel with his family, in a State funeral, in the plot for Zionist Leaders.
Captain Norman was the last descendent and only grandchild of Theodor Herzl, the founder of political Zionism and the State of Israel. Captain Norman served under the British as a Captain in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He died tragically in Washington, D.C., in 1946, having been barred by the British from returning to Palestine because he was a Herzl. December 2007, Captain Norman was reburied on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel with his family, in a State funeral, in the plot for Zionist Leaders.
