Jewish Agency for Palestine

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The Jewish Agency for Palestine was a pre-state Zionist organization that played a central role in organizing Jewish immigration, settlement, and political leadership that laid the groundwork for the establishment of the State of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish national institution
Zionist organization
pre-state institution
affiliatedWith Haganah
Histadrut
Jewish National Fund
Jewish Agency for Palestine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yishuv
alsoKnownAs Jewish Agency for Palestine
surface form: Jewish Agency

Sochnut
chairperson Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
collaboratedWith British Mandate for Palestine
surface form: British Mandatory authorities in Palestine
country British Mandate for Palestine
surface form: Mandatory Palestine
dissolved 1948
after establishment of the State of Israel
founded 1929
foundedAtLocation Switzerland
Zurich
headquartersLocation Jerusalem
King George Street, Jerusalem
historicalSignificance laid groundwork for the establishment of the State of Israel
served as de facto government of the Jewish community in Palestine before 1948
legalBasis Article 4 of the Mandate for Palestine
British Mandate for Palestine
surface form: League of Nations Mandate for Palestine
mainActivity education and cultural development in the Yishuv
establishing agricultural settlements
fundraising from Jewish communities abroad
managing Aliyah (Jewish immigration)
supporting defense and security structures of the Yishuv
notableLeader Berl Katznelson
Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
Eliezer Kaplan
Moshe Sharett
operatedIn Palestine
surface form: Land of Israel

British Mandate for Palestine
surface form: Mandatory Palestine
parentOrganization World Zionist Organization
predecessor World Zionist Organization
purpose coordinating Zionist political activity
facilitating Jewish land purchase and settlement in Palestine
organizing Jewish immigration to Palestine
preparing the institutions of a future Jewish state
representing the Jewish community of Palestine before the British Mandatory authorities
represented Jewish people in international forums regarding Palestine
role central body of the Yishuv’s political leadership
executive arm of the Zionist movement in Palestine
partner of the British Mandatory government in implementing the Mandate
quasi-government of the Yishuv
successor government of Israel
surface form: Government of Israel

Jewish Agency for Palestine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel
workedOn implementation of the Balfour Declaration

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JAFI fullName Jewish Agency for Palestine
this entity surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel
JAFI acronymFor Jewish Agency for Palestine
this entity surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel
JAFI foundedAs Jewish Agency for Palestine
this entity surface form: Jewish Agency
JAFI predecessor Jewish Agency for Palestine
this entity surface form: Palestine Zionist Executive
Israeli institutions includes Jewish Agency for Palestine
this entity surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel
Operation Ezra and Nehemiah organisedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
this entity surface form: Jewish Agency for Israel
Jewish National Council cooperatedWith Jewish Agency for Palestine
Vaad Leumi cooperatedWith Jewish Agency for Palestine