2025-07-27 21:25 <br/> Tags: #AmericanJewry #organization #Network # American Friends of a Jewish Palestine (AFJP) - The AFJP was an Irgun front group operating in the United States from 1939-1943. - The group was founded by [[Yitzhak Ben-Ami]] in New York as one of the [[Irgun and Lehi Zionist Paramilitary Organizations|Irgun's]] earliest support groups in the US. - The group was organized to support the Irgun's [[Jewish Immigration to Palestine|aliyah Bet]] (Jewish illegal immigration to Palestine). - Ben-Ami was the primary force behind the AFJP yet [[Hillel Kook]] later became more involved with the group. #### References - Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “Yitzhak Ben-Ami, 71, Dies; Founder of American Friends for a Jewish Palestine.” _JTA_, January 4, 1984. - Wikipedia. “Yitzhak Ben-Ami.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Ben-Ami - Wikipedia. “Hillel Kook.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel_Kook