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Vaad Leumi|ˈvaːaːd ləˈʊmiː|
[Heb. wa‘aḏ committee + lə'ummī national.]
A national committee of Palestine Jews, serving as their official representative during the period of the British Mandate from 1920 to 1948.
The form Vaad Haleumi in the 1926 example includes the definite article.
1926Zionist Rev. Feb. 127/2 The Second Jewish National Assembly appoints a Vaad Haleumi composed of 38 members. 1932Palestine Post 4 Dec. 1/2 Mr I. Ben Zevi, a member of the Vaad Leumi Executive. 1941Contemp. Jewish Rec. IV. 428/2 The threat of Nazi occupation caused the Agency Executive..to ratify an agreement between the Vaad Leumi and the Right bloc. 1949Koestler Promise & Fulfilment i. xv. 169 On March 1 the Vaad Leumi met in Tel Aviv. 1963Times 24 Apr. 16/1 He later became one of the founders of the General Council for Palestine Jews (Vaad Leumi), the executive body of the Jewish community, and served as chairman or president from 1931 until it was dissolved with the establishment of the State of Israel. 1971Encycl. Judaica XVI. 49 The Va'ad Le'ummi represented the yishuv in its relations with the Mandatory government and the Arab leaders and dealt with internal matters (such as the school system) which were delegated to it by the Zionist Executive. |