The 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish National Fund will be observed tomorrow with three rallies in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion is scheduled to address the Jerusalem rally with former Premier Moshe Sharett and Labor Minister Yigal Allon slated to appear in Tel Aviv and Haifa.
The Jewish National Fund was founded by the World Zionist Organization during the meeting of the Fifth Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in December 1901. The aims of the organization was to acquire the soil of Palestine as national and inalienable property and to carry out drainage and afforestation on the land. The idea of the JNF was first conceived by Dr. Hermann Schapira, professor of mathematics at the University of Heidelberg.
Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency powers the trusted journalism that has connected Jewish communities worldwide for more than 100 years. With your help, JTA can continue to deliver vital news and insights. Donate today.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
