Jewish National Fund
Variant namesThe Pittsburgh Jewish National Fund was founded in 1924 with the mission of raising funds to purchase land in what was originally Palestine, to facilitate the settlement of Jews there, and to make the land more usable by draining swamps and forestation.
From the description of Jewish National Fund photographs 1959-1981. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 48860205
From the description of Jewish National Fund records 1945-1987. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 48860173
Herman Shapira proposed the JNF in 1901 as a national fund for the purchase of land in Palestine to be leased to Jewish settlers. Since then, the JDF has purchased land and built infrastructure in Israel.
From the description of Records 1976-1977. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 37572197
The Jewish National Fund (JNF, Ḳeren Ḳayemet le-Yiśraʼel) was founded at the 5th Zionist Congress in 1901 in order to purchase land in Palestine. Its mandate later expanded to projects to further the rebuilding and resettlement of Palestine and the afforestation and reclamation of land.
From the description of Poster collection, 1919-1955, bulk 1919-1932. (Yeshiva University). WorldCat record id: 155247679
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Weingrod family. Weingrod family papers, 1938. | Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Neistadt, Samuel, 1888-1974. Samuel Neistadt papers, 1958-1972. | Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Library | |
| referencedIn | Perlson, Goldie Golden, 1903-1995. Golden family tree, 1992. | Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Jewish National Fund. Wisconsin Council. Wisconsin Council photographs and clippings, 1928-1988. | Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Mekhon ha-mayim Moshav Aviḥayil. Mekhon ha-mayim Moshav Aviḥayil collection, 1937-1946. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Films, [ca. 1945-1982] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Jewish National Fund photographs 1959-1981. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stone, Elihu, 1888-1952. Papers, 1913-2015 | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1955-1966. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Israeli broadside collection, 1878-1981. | Yeshiva University | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Above and beyond the call of duty : poster with photographs and map of Israel, 1970. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Ellenbogen, Henry. Henry Ellenbogen papers 1918-1985 [papers]. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | [Jewish National Fund]. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Poster collection, 1919-1955, bulk 1919-1932. | Yeshiva University | |
| referencedIn | Kiev Foundation Pamphlet Collection, 1898-1979. | George Washington University | |
| referencedIn | Jacobson, Judah, 1913-1985. Judah Jacobson papers, 1943-1985. | Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1967-1980. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| creatorOf | Ellenbogen, Henry. Henry Ellenbogen photographs 1926-1977 [picture]. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Photographs, 1915-1982. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Otto Simon Collection, 1857-1961 | Leo Baeck Institute Archives | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Jewish National Fund records 1945-1987. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Marton, Bernard Dov, 1909-1990. Bernard Dov Marton Papers, 1914-1991, 1998 1932-1970. | Yeshiva University | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1925-1961. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Benjamin Rabalsky papers, 1913-1932 | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1933-1960. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Willy Wertheimer Collection, 1892-1980 | Leo Baeck Institute Archives | |
| creatorOf | Kleinman, Abraham Isaak. Kleinman Family Papers, 1937-1975 1946-1971. | Brooklyn College | |
| referencedIn | George and Sadie Kramer Papers | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| creatorOf | Skolnik, Louis, 1890-1973. Papers, 1907-1974. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Milwaukee Jewish Welfare Fund. American Jewish organizations document collection, 1945-1966. | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Samuel J. Citron (1908-1979) Papers, undated, 1918-1979 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Harry Kaufman Family Collection, 1829 - 1956 | Leo Baeck Institute. | |
| referencedIn | Adolph Hubbard papers, 1918-1972 | Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Morris Ruder memorial certificate, ca.1940. | State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sosman, Annalee. Annalee and Abe Sosman collection, 1921-1972. | Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Greenfeld, Vera, 1877-1982. Vera Greenfeld plaques and citations, 1963-1977. | Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library | |
| referencedIn | Sallyann Sack Papers, undated, 1962-1972, 1978-2007 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Burack, Aaron D. (Aaron David), 1892-1960. Aaron David Burack papers 1894-1958 1922-1958 | Yeshiva University | |
| referencedIn | Eliasaf Robinson Tel Aviv collection, circa 1909-1960 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Jewish National Fund certificate to Sam Kahn, undated. | Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Vermont Historical Society. [Membership certificates and honors to Robert Frost, 1949 December 28-1959 February 24, v.p.]. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| referencedIn | Pittsburgh Zionist District. Pittsburgh Zionist District records, 1945-1965. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| creatorOf | Bernstein, Jacob B. Jacob B. Bernstein papers. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Jewish National Fund. Records 1976-1977. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Samuel Halperin Collection, undated, circa 1900-1982 | Leo Baeck Institute Archives | |
| referencedIn | Legal agreements, 1918-1972. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Taitz, S., Reverend. Calendar collection 1896 - 1986 | Yeshiva University | |
| referencedIn | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Madison Chapter (Wis.). Records, 1919-1970. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Amber, Julius, 1907-1979. Papers, 1958-1979. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Robison Family, undated, 1904-1995 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Paul A. Freund papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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