Halukka (Haluqa)
HALUKKA (Haluqa)
(Hebrew word meaning "division" or "distribution") referring to the charitable funds received for needy Jews in Palestine and later in Israel from Diaspora Jews. The word also translates as "partition," referring to the British and UN plans of 1937 and 1947 respectively.
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