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Hahshara: Hebrew for training & preparation: The process of and the framework for training
members and groups of Zionist youth movements for self-fulfillment in Eretz Israel / the
State of Israel.
Hashlama: A term used for groups whose members join existing kibbutzim.
Heder: A traditional Jewish school, part of the Jewish Community, teaching 3 to 13 year old
children Hebrew, prayers, Torah and other Jewish teachings.
Histadrut: Hebrew acronym for the General Federation of Labor in Eretz Israel / the State of
Israel.
IDF:
Israel Defence Forces – the Israeli Army.
Ihud: The name by which Mapai, the centrist labor party of Israel, was known in the Diaspora.
Jewish Agency: Established in 1929 and recognized as the representative organ of the Jews to
consult the British government in Eretz Israel on economic, social and other matters.
Jewish Council: A body appointed by the Nazis to administer Jewish affairs under their
supervision.
Joint: The American Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC), a Jewish-American philanthropic
organization dedicated to helping distressed Jews the world over.
Ken: Hebrew for nest. Both a local entity and meeting place within the Zionist youth movements.
Keren Hayesod – Palestine Construction Fund: A worldwide financial organ, founded
in 1921, aimed at the rebuilding of Eretz Israel.
Keren Kayemet LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund (JNF): As of 1901, the major organ
of purchasing land for settlement in Eretz Israel.
Kibbutz Artzi: The Hashomer Hatzair kibbutz movement.
Olim (sing.: Oleh): Immigrants and newcomers to Eretz Israel (Palestine) and the State of Israel
(Aliya and Olim stem from the same source in the Hebrew language).
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