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The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the British Zionist Federation or simply the Zionist Federation (ZF), was established in 1899 to campaign for a permanent homeland for the Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish people. The Zionist Federation is an umbrella organisation for the Zionist movement
Zionism

Zionism is the international Jewish political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, representing more than 120 organisations, and over 50,000 affiliated members.

In 1917, the British
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
 Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour communicated the Balfour Declaration
Balfour Declaration, 1917

The 'Balfour Declaration of 1917' was a classified formal statement of policy by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland government stating that "His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the understanding that "nothing shall be done which may prejudic...
 to the leader of United Kingdom's Jewish community Lord Rothschild
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild

Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild , a scion of the Mayer Amschel Rothschild family family, was a United Kingdom banker, politician and zoologist....
 for transmission to the Zionist Federation.

In 1920, the Zionist Federation founded Women's International Zionist Organization
Women's International Zionist Organization

The Women's International Zionist Organization , is a non-political volunteer organization dedicated to social welfare in all sectors of Israeli society, the advancement of the status of women, and Jewish education in Israel and the Diaspora....
 (WIZO) and Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod

Keren Hayesod ? United Israel Appeal is the central fundraising organization for Israel, with operations in 45 countries. The work of Keren Hayesod is carried out in accordance with the Keren Hayesod Law, 5716-1956, passed by the Knesset in January 1956....
.






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The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the British Zionist Federation or simply the Zionist Federation (ZF), was established in 1899 to campaign for a permanent homeland for the Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish people. The Zionist Federation is an umbrella organisation for the Zionist movement
Zionism

Zionism is the international Jewish political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, representing more than 120 organisations, and over 50,000 affiliated members.

In 1917, the British
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
 Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour communicated the Balfour Declaration
Balfour Declaration, 1917

The 'Balfour Declaration of 1917' was a classified formal statement of policy by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland government stating that "His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the understanding that "nothing shall be done which may prejudic...
 to the leader of United Kingdom's Jewish community Lord Rothschild
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild

Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild , a scion of the Mayer Amschel Rothschild family family, was a United Kingdom banker, politician and zoologist....
 for transmission to the Zionist Federation.

In 1920, the Zionist Federation founded Women's International Zionist Organization
Women's International Zionist Organization

The Women's International Zionist Organization , is a non-political volunteer organization dedicated to social welfare in all sectors of Israeli society, the advancement of the status of women, and Jewish education in Israel and the Diaspora....
 (WIZO) and Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod

Keren Hayesod ? United Israel Appeal is the central fundraising organization for Israel, with operations in 45 countries. The work of Keren Hayesod is carried out in accordance with the Keren Hayesod Law, 5716-1956, passed by the Knesset in January 1956....
. The ZF also founded a number of Zionist youth movement
Zionist youth movement

A Zionist youth movement is an organization formed for Jewish children and adolescents for educational, social, and ideology development, including a belief in Jewish nationalism as represented in the State of Israel....
s.

Aims and objectives

Among its aims and objectives, ZF lists:

  • Support, co-ordinate and facilitate the work of all its affiliates nationwide, and to continue its commitment to the Zionist youth movements.
  • Encourage the participation of Jews in Zionist activities including education, culture, Hebrew language and Israel information, underpinned by the belief that the main goal of Zionism is Aliyah
    Aliyah

    Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
    .
  • The Zionist Federation is an umbrella organisation encompassing most of the Zionist organizations and individuals in the country and, as such, represents the Zionist movement in the United Kingdom.


See also

  • Federation of Zionist Youth
    Federation of Zionist Youth

    The Federation of Zionist Youth is a Zionist Jewish Zionist youth movement. Founded in 1910, it has grown to be one of the largest Jewish youth movements in the United Kingdom, and is affiliated with Young Judaea in the USA and the Hatzofim Haivriim movement in Israel....


External links

  • website
  • (World Zionist Organization
    World Zionist Organization

    The World Zionist Organization , or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization , or ZO, in 1897 at the First Zionist Congress, held from August 29 to August 31 in Basel, Switzerland....
    )