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Golden Book signed by Theodor Herzl and Johann Kremenetzky. In the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.. The Jewish National Fund (JNF; Hebrew: קֶרֶן קַיֶּימֶת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael; previously הפאנד הלאומי , Ha Fund HaLeumi) is a non-profit organization [2] [3] founded in 1901 to buy land and encourage Jewish resettlement in ...
The Swiss Forest or Switzerland Forest is a forest area on the western side of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, situated above the city of Tiberias.. The forest was established in 1928 by the Forestry Branch of the Mandatory Palestine government thanks to a contribution from friends of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in Switzerland, which is how it got its name. [1]
Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal (Hebrew: קרן היסוד, literally "The Foundation Fund") is an official fundraising organization for Israel with branches in 45 countries. Its work is carried out in accordance with the Keren haYesod Law-5716, passed by the Knesset in January 1956, granting the organization a unique fundraising status.
In a ceremony held at the religious youth village in Kfar Hasidim on June 6, 2023, the descendants of Rosa and Isidor Marx were awarded the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) Jewish Rescuers Citation. [21] [3]
He is a co-founder and member of the board of directors of the European Friends of Israel, and sits on the board of directors of the Jewish nature movement "Keren Kayemeth Le Israel", which organises tree planting campaigns in Israel. [1] In 2007, he participated in the international counter-jihad conference in Brussels. [2]
Ben Shemen Forest – (east of Ben Shemen youth village); Haruvit Forest - A medium-sized forest east of Kibbutz Kfar Menahem; Hulda Forest – (Nahshon Junction – Rehovot road) [3] Planned in 1907 by the Jewish National Fund, which brought in a German agronomist, Louis Barish, to manage the project.
Jerusalem: [Keren Kayemeth (JNF/KKL, Jewish National Fund) and Keren Hayesod (Palestine Foundation Fund)], 1941. (20 pages) This work lists 15 illustration by Wallish, dealing with such topics as the development of the coastal plain , the transformation of the Jezreel Valley from swamps , settlements such as Hanita , stages of "land redemption ...
In 2019, USCPR was sued by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and 12 American-Israeli citizens for allegedly providing material support through BDS for terrorist activities during the 2018 Great March of Return. [4] [14] [15] Critics argued the lawsuit was frivolous and designed to combat BDS through "lawfare".