Posts Tagged: Jewish Agency for Israel
Jewish Agency to Expand School-Twinning Program With New Government Funds
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel says the Israeli government will allocate up to NIS 9 million ($2.48 million) in the coming years to its...
New Israeli Initiative to Equip Jewish High School Students With Tools to Counter Campus Anti-Zionism Lauded by Advocacy Groups
A new Israeli initiative to prepare high school students to deal with and confront anti-Zionist activity that they are liable to encounter when they get to college was...
2016 Sees Record Number of Brazilian Jews Immigrating to Israel
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel said that 2016 will see a record 700 Brazilian Jews immigrate to Israel. According to the Jewish Agency, 650 Brazilian...
Jewish Agency Ceremony Remembers Victims of Antisemitism Worldwide
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel on Wednesday held a memorial ceremony for Jews killed in antisemitic attacks around the world. The ceremony, held at...
Ugandan Jewish Community Gains Official Recognition From Jewish Agency
JNS.org - A group of converts to Judaism in Uganda has gained official recognition from the Jewish Agency for Israel. In a letter to Rabbi Andrew Sacks,...
Global School Twinning Network to Receive Prize Founded in Memory of Abducted, Murdered Israeli Teens
JNS.org - One of the recipients of this year’s Jerusalem Unity Prize — founded in memory of kidnapped and murdered Israeli Jewish teenagers Gilad Shaar, Eyal...
Expanded Initiative to Combat Campus Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism Launched by Jewish Agency
“Anti-Israel activities like divestment campaigns and boycott efforts are a threat to Jewish life on campus,” a member of the world's largest Jewish student organization told...
Jewish Agency to Distribute $1 Million to Terror Victims and Families
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel on Wednesday announced that it will distribute a total of $1 million to more than 100 victims of the...
Jerusalem Unity Prize Accepting Nominations, Adds Ex-IDF Chief to Committee
JNS.org - Nominations are currently being accepted for the second annual Jerusalem Unity Prize, which honors individuals who significantly promote unity in Jewish communities. The newest...
UK Aliyah Increased Nearly 25% in 2015
The number of British Jews who immigrated to Israel in 2015 went up almost 25 percent from the previous year, according to data recently released by The Jewish Agency for...
Arab-Israeli Political Leader Refuses to Address Meeting of US Jewish Groups
JNS.org - Ayman Odeh—leader of the Joint Arab List, the Israeli Knesset’s alliance of Arab political parties—on Thursday refused to address a meeting of an umbrella...
Survey: Vast Majority of IDF Lone Soldiers See Their future in Israel
JNS.org - Ninety percent of Israel Defense Forces lone soldiers (those without immediate family living in Israel) who have completed their military service see their futures...
Jewish Agency Honors Christian Groups for Assistance With Ukrainian Aliyah
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel paid tribute to several Christian groups for their assistance in aliyah operations from Ukraine. The Christian groups that...
How a Jewish Leader With 3 Months to Live Created a ‘Seminar’ on Life
JNS.org - What would you do if you found out that you had only three more months to live? Gordon Zacks was a successful businessman,...
