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The Hopes, Achievements and Crises |
The years between 1919 and 1928 were the most crucial in the history of the Zionist idea and enterprise, the result of the euphoric days following the Balfour Declaration. With the end of the First World War, it appeared that the dream of generations had come to pass and that a Jewish homeland in Eretz Israel would ensue. Throughout the world Jews were holding festive rallies, publishing evaluations and forecasts concerning the composition of "the first Jewish government," and many thousands had packed their belongings and were preparing to leave for Eretz Israel. |