- Second Aliyah
- wave of immigration to Israel between 1904-1914
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Second Aliyah
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Second Aliyah — The Second Aliyah was arguably the most important and influential aliyah. It took place between 1904 and 1914, during which approximately 40,000 Jews immigrated into Ottoman Palestine, mostly from Russia and Poland [ [http://www.moia.gov.il/Moia… … Wikipedia
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Aliyah Bet — (Hebrew: עלייה ב), meaning Aliyah B (bet being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet) was the code name given to illegal immigration by Jews to the British Mandate of Palestine in violation of British restrictions against such immigration.It… … Wikipedia
aliyah — Seph. Heb., Eng. /ah lee ah /; for 1 also Ashk. Heb. /ah lee aw/ or, Eng., /euh lee euh/, n., pl. aliyahs, aliyos /ah lee yahz /; for 1 also Ashk. Heb. /ah lee awz/ or, Eng., /euh lee euhz/, aliyot Seph. Heb. /ah lee awt /. 1. the act of… … Universalium
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Aliyah and yishuv during World War I — Prior to and during the period of World War I, the area of Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire. This regime imposed many harsh demands on the Jewish settlement, and was ended in 1918 when the British Mandate became valid.The… … Wikipedia
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