Jewish National Fund

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Zionist organization land development organization nonprofit organization

The Jewish National Fund is a Zionist organization best known for acquiring and developing land and infrastructure in what is now Israel, including large-scale tree planting and environmental projects.

Aliases (6)

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund ×2
JNF ×1
Jewish National Fund-Australia ×1
Jewish National Fund-Canada ×1
Jewish National Fund-UK ×1
Jewish National Fund-USA ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Zionist organization → land development organization → nonprofit organization →
abbreviation	Jewish National Fund → surface form: "JNF" KKL →
affiliatedWith	World Zionist Organization →
alsoKnownAs	Keren Kayemet LeYisrael →
controversy	criticism over land policies regarding Palestinian communities → criticism regarding environmental impact of certain forestry practices →
country	Israel →
focusArea	community development → environmental education → land reclamation → soil conservation → water management →
founded	1901 →
foundedAtLocation	Basel-Stadt → surface form: "Basel"
foundedInCountry	Switzerland →
founder	Theodor Herzl → World Zionist Organization → surface form: "Zionist Organization"
fundingSource	donations from Jewish communities worldwide →
hasBranch	Jewish National Fund → surface form: "Jewish National Fund-Australia" Jewish National Fund → surface form: "Jewish National Fund-Canada" Jewish National Fund → surface form: "Jewish National Fund-UK" Jewish National Fund → surface form: "Jewish National Fund-USA"
headquartersLocation	Jerusalem →
historicalRole	land purchase for Jewish settlement before the establishment of the State of Israel → support for establishment of agricultural settlements →
ideology	Zionism →
languageOfName	Hebrew →
legalForm	charitable trust →
legalStatus	non-governmental organization →
mainBeneficiary	Israel → surface form: "State of Israel"
notableProject	creation of forests in Israel → development of parks and recreation areas in Israel → development of water reservoirs in Israel → infrastructure development for new communities in Israel → large-scale tree planting in Israel →
operatesIn	Israel → Palestine → surface form: "Palestine (pre-1948)"
purpose	acquisition of land for Jewish settlement → afforestation → development of land in Palestine and later Israel → environmental conservation → water resource development →
regionServed	Middle East →
religiousCulturalContext	Jewish community →
symbol	blue charity box →
website	https://www.kkl-jnf.org →

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jewish National Fund → abbreviation → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "JNF"

Jewish Agency for Palestine → affiliatedWith → Jewish National Fund →

World Zionist Congress → appliesToJurisdiction → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund"

World Zionist Organization → cooperatesWith → Jewish National Fund →

WZO → hasAffiliation → Jewish National Fund →

subject surface form: "World Zionist Organization"

Jewish National Fund → hasBranch → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "Jewish National Fund-USA"

Jewish National Fund → hasBranch → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "Jewish National Fund-UK"

Jewish National Fund → hasBranch → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "Jewish National Fund-Canada"

Jewish National Fund → hasBranch → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "Jewish National Fund-Australia"

Zionism → hasOrganization → Jewish National Fund →

Jerusalem Forest → managedBy → Jewish National Fund →

this entity surface form: "Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund"