Jewish Colonisation Association
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The Jewish Colonisation Association[1][2][3] (JCA or ICA; Yiddish: ייִק"אַ), was an organisation created on September 11, 1891, by Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Its aim was to facilitate the mass emigration of Jews from Russia and other Eastern European countries, by settling them in agricultural settlements on lands purchased by the committee in North America (Canada and the United States), South America (Argentina and Brazil) and Ottoman Palestine. Today ICA is still active in Israel in supporting specific development projects under the name Jewish Charitable Association (ICA).[4]
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Abbreviation | JCA |
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Formation | 1891 |
Founder | Baron Maurice de Hirsch |
Type | Jewish charitable foundation |
Purpose | advocate and public voice, educator and network |
Headquarters | London, England |
Region served | North America (especially Canada, United States), South America (especially Argentina) |
Official language | English, French |
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