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
Yishuv
alsoKnownAs Jewish Agency
Sochnut
chairperson Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
collaboratedWith British Mandatory authorities in Palestine
country 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
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 Land of Israel
linked to: Palestine

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
Jewish Agency for Israel
workedOn implementation of the Balfour Declaration

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creationOfStateOfIsrael supportedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Zionism hasOrganization Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
David Ben-Gurion memberOf Jewish Agency Executive
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine acceptedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish Agency for Palestine successor Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish Agency for Palestine alsoKnownAs Jewish Agency
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish Agency for Palestine affiliatedWith Yishuv
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
World Zionist Organization cooperatesWith Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish People’s Council religiousCommunityRepresented Yishuv
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish People’s Council associatedWith Jewish Agency for Palestine
Moetzet HaAm partOf Yishuv
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Moetzet HaAm parentOrganization Jewish Agency for Palestine
Haganah alliedWith Jewish Agency for Palestine
Haganah recognizedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Golda Meir memberOf Jewish Agency Executive
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Moshe Sharett memberOf Jewish Agency for Palestine
Sochnut hasHebrewName הסוכנות היהודית
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Sochnut hasEnglishName The Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Sochnut shortName Jewish Agency
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Sochnut foundedAs Jewish Agency for Palestine
World Zionist Organization hasAffiliation Jewish Agency for Israel
subject linked to: WZO
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II) acceptedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
subject linked to: Resolution 181 (II)
World Zionist Congress appliesToJurisdiction Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Keren Hayesod affiliation Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Keren Hayesod worksWith Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Zionist organizations include Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Eliezer Kaplan affiliation Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Haim-Moshe Shapira memberOf Jewish Agency Executive
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Yitzhak Gruenbaum memberOf Jewish Agency Executive
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Eliyahu Dobkin memberOf Jewish Agency for Palestine
Eliyahu Dobkin memberOf Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Irgun opposedBy Jewish Agency leadership
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Yehuda Leib Fishman (Maimon) memberOf Jewish Agency
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
moshav movement relatedTo Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Levi Eshkol wasTreasurerOf Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Der Judenstaat proposes Jewish Company for economic organization
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Keren Kayemet LeYisrael collaboratesWith Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine governedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Yishuv hasPart Jewish Agency for Palestine
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine hasParticipant Jewish Agency for Palestine
Palmach supportedBy Jewish Agency
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Aliyah Bet carriedOutBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Anglo-Palestine Bank collaboratedWith Jewish Agency for Palestine
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine createdBody Jewish Agency for Palestine (as recognized representative body)
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Peel Commission inquiry partiallySupportedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Peel Commission partition proposal partiallyAcceptedBy Jewish Agency for Palestine
Aliyah from Ethiopia organizedBy Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Mivtsa Shlomo operator Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Law of Return administeredBy Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine
Operation Magic Carpet operator Jewish Agency for Israel
linked to: Jewish Agency for Palestine