Amants de Sion
The Hovevei Zion tract "Aruchas bas-ami" was authored by Isaac Rülf in 1883, and in 1884, 34 delegates [[Katowice Conference|met in Kattowitz]], [[Germany]] (today [[Katowice]], [[Poland]]). [[Rabbi]] [[Samuel Mohilever]] was elected the president and [[Leon Pinsker]] the chairman of the organization they named "Hovevei Zion". The group tried to secure financial help from Baron [[Edmond James de Rothschild]] and other philanthropists to aid Jewish settlements in Palestine and to organize educational courses. In June 1887, another conference was held in [[Druskininkai]].