The catalyst of Cohen's musical adaptation facilitated the quick, enthusiastic spread of Imber's poem throughout all the Zionist communities of Palestine. Within a short few years, it spread globally to pro-Zionist communities and organizations becoming the unofficial Zionist anthem. It was not until 1933, at the 18th Zionist Congress in Prague, that the Imber-Cohen Zionist anthem became formally adopted and renamed "Hatikvah" ("The Hope").