JEWISH NATIONAL FUND — (Heb. קק״ל) – קֶרֶן קַיֶּמֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), Keren Kayemeth Leisrael), the land purchase and development fund of the Zionist Organization. It was founded on December 29, 1901 at the Fifth Zionist Congress at Basle, which resolved: The JNF shall be … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish National Fund — The Jewish National Fund (Hebrew: קרן קימת לישראל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ) (abbreviated as JNF, and sometimes KKL) was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine (later Israel) for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non profit… … Wikipedia
Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award — The Tree of Life Award is a humanitarian award the Jewish National Fund presents in individuals in appreciation of their outstanding community involvement, their dedication to the cause of American Israeli friendship, and their devotion to peace… … Wikipedia
Jewish National Fund — international Jewish organization which raises money to support projects in Israel (tree planting, water projects, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Birobidzhan Jewish National University — The Birobidzhan Jewish National University works in cooperation with the local Jewish community of Birobidzhan and the Birobidzhan Synagogue. The university is unique in the Russian Far East. The basis of the training course is study of the… … Wikipedia
JEWISH STATE PARTY — JEWISH STATE PARTY, Zionist political party formed by dissidents from the revisionist movement after the final split between vladimir jabotinsky and most of his colleagues in the leadership of the world movement (at its session in Katowice, April … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JEWISH AGENCY — (Heb. הַסּוֹכְנוּת הַיּהוּדִית לְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Ha Sokhenut ha Yehudit le Ereẓ Israel), international, nongovernment body, centered in Jerusalem, which is the executive and representative of the World zionist organization , whose aims are to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish studies — (or Judaic studies) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (especially Jewish history), religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages (Jewish… … Wikipedia
National Yiddish Book Center — The National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, on the campus of Hampshire College. It is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language. It is a member of Mu … Wikipedia
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — Infobox Russian federal subject EnglishName=Jewish Autonomous Oblast RussianName=Еврейская автономная область LocalName1= LocalLangName1= Locator LocatorMap CoatOfArmsLink FlagLink AnthemLink AdmCtrOrCapital=Administrative center… … Wikipedia
