BALFOURIYYAH

BALFOURIYYAH: BALFOURIYYAH (Heb. בַּלְפוּרִיָּה), moshav in the Jezreel Valley, Israel. The settlement was founded on Nov. 2, 1922, north of Afulah, on land owned by the American Zionist Commonwealth Federation. Some of the founders were immigrants from the United States, the others from Eastern Europe. Balfouriyyah's economy was based on field and garden crops, cattle, and poultry. In 2002 the population was 287. The moshav's name refers to the date of its founding which was the fifth anniversary of the balfour declaration . (Efraim Orni)

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BALFOUR, ARTHUR JAMES, EARL OF° — (1848–1930), British statesman, signatory of the balfour declaration . In 1902, he became prime minister, but was defeated in the general election of 1905. He returned to Asquith s coalition as first lord of the admiralty in 1915 and served as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which … Encyclopedia of Judaism

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