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Balfour 100: British Website on Balfour Declaration
(Balfour 100) Balfour 100 is the official tribute of the British Jewish community marking the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, issued on November 2, 1917. Balfour 100 was initiated by Lord Jacob Rothschild and is managed by a steering committee representing Jewish communal organizations. In the midst of the Great War, Lord Arthur Balfour and the British government of Lloyd George chose to recognize the longing of the Jewish people to re-establish its national homeland in the Land of Israel.