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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.
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