Third Aliyah

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The Third Aliyah was a major wave of predominantly young, idealistic Jewish immigration to Palestine after World War I that helped lay the foundations of the Yishuv’s agricultural settlements and labor movement.

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Third Aliyah canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aliyah wave
Jewish immigration wave to Palestine
approximateNumberOfImmigrants 35000
40000
cause Balfour Declaration of 1917
linked to: Balfour Declaration

Russian Revolution and civil war
linked to: Russian Civil War

aftermath of World War I
antisemitic violence in Eastern Europe
economic hardship in countries of origin
contributedTo construction of roads and infrastructure in Palestine
development of the Yishuv
expansion of Jewish agricultural settlements in Palestine
formation of the Jewish labor movement in Palestine
growth of kibbutz movement
growth of moshav settlements
demographicCharacteristic predominantly idealistic immigrants
predominantly single immigrants
predominantly young immigrants
destinationPoliticalStatus British Mandate for Palestine
endTime 1923
follows Second Aliyah
historicalSignificance helped lay foundations for the future State of Israel
shaped the social and economic character of the Yishuv
ideology Labor Zionism
Socialist Zionism
linked to: Labor Zionism
immigrantActivities agricultural labor
land reclamation and drainage
public works and construction
immigrantProfile pioneering halutzim (pioneers)
laborOrganizationRole expansion of Jewish workers’ organizations
strengthening of Histadrut
mainDestination Palestine
name Third Aliyah
notableSettlementActivity development of agricultural settlements in the Galilee
founding and strengthening of kibbutzim in the Jezreel Valley
pointOfOrigin Eastern Europe
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Russia
Ukraine
politicalImpact consolidation of Labor Zionist leadership in the Yishuv
rise of collective and cooperative settlement models
precedes Fourth Aliyah
religiousOrientation mostly secular
startTime 1919
supportedBy Jewish National Fund
World Zionist Organization
Zionist movement
linked to: Zionism
timePeriod British Mandate period in Palestine
linked to: Mandatory Palestine

post–World War I era

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Second Aliyah followedBy Third Aliyah
Abba Ahimeir immigrationWave Third Aliyah
subject linked to: Abba Shaul Geisinovich
Aliyah to Israel associatedWith Third Aliyah
Third Aliyah name Third Aliyah
Fourth Aliyah follows Third Aliyah