Jewish National Fund

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The Jewish National Fund carries out project in Israel's the areas of forestry and ecology, water, security, community development, education and tourism.

Its website states, "Over the past century, the JNF family has planted over 240 million trees, built over 180 dams and reservoirs, developed over 250,000 acres of land, created more than 1,000 parks throughout Israel and educated students around the world about Israel and the environment. Through the support of donors around the world, the JNF family was able to ensure that Israel was the only nation in the world to end the 20th century with more trees than it had at the beginning. In addition, over the past decade, JNF has increased its water resources to furnish water to more than 1.2 million Israelis.

"As a global environmental leader focusing on Israel, JNF is committed to the United Nations Millenium Developmental Goals of 2015 and its partnerships with Israel’s neighbors, improving the quality of life for all who live in the Middle East." [1]

Jewish National Fund: Trustees

Executive Committee [2]

Vice Presidents

Ex-Officio

Executive Officers [3]

Makor [4]

"Makor (Hebrew for “source”) is a specially-trained cadre of highly-involved Jewish National Fund volunteers. We are proud leaders who are committed to the mission of the JNF, the caretaker of the land of Israel forever."

World Chairman's Council [5]

"The World Chairman's Council of Jewish National Fund is reserved for a select group of people who have demonstrated an enduring commitment to Israel and JNF. Your lifetime contribution of $1 million and above allows you to enjoy privleges reserved only for World Chairman's Council members and enables JNF to keep our promise to Israel-a promise we made more than a century ago.

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Web: http://www.jnf.org

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References

  1. Jewish National Fund, History, organizational website, accessed July 16, 2007
  2. Organizational, Jewish National Fund, accessed November 7, 2007.
  3. Organizational, Jewish National Fund, accessed November 7, 2007.
  4. Speakers Burea, Jewish National Fund, accessed July 16, 2007.
  5. World Chairman's Council, Jewish National Fund, accessed July 16, 2007.