Posts Tagged: Jewish agency
In Appeals to Diaspora, Gantz Emphasizes Jewish Unity, Netanyahu Pledges to Fight Rising Global Antisemitism
Blue and White party leader and former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, who is currently tasked with forming Israel’s next government, vowed on Tuesday...
An Israeli Investment in Diaspora Relations
JNS.org - For the last four years, a virtual classroom has united students from Akko’s Weizmann School and Indianapolis’s Bureau of Jewish Education, including joint programming...
‘Am Yisrael Chai’: Ugandan Jews Enter Israel With Song and Dance
Some 40 Ugandan youths landed in Israel this past Tuesday, as part of the first-ever Taglit-Birthright group from the Jewish Abayudaya community. The group entered the arrivals hall...
Heeding the Lessons of Jewish Unity and Democracy from Natan Sharansky
JNS.org - Natan Sharansky is exiting the center stage of Jewish life. The 70-year-old former Soviet dissident and prisoner turned author, Israeli politician, and for the...
Isaac Herzog Is a Great Choice to Lead the Jewish Agency
Last Thursday, the leader of Israel’s Knesset opposition, Isaac Herzog, was appointed the new chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel -- the largest Jewish non-profit...
Isaac Herzog Nominated to Head Jewish Agency
JNS.org - Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog has been tapped to head the Jewish Agency after its search committee rejected the choice suggested by Israeli Prime...
Ahead of Tisha B’Av, Israeli President Issues Call for Jewish Unity
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin issued a call for Jewish unity on Monday at a pre-Tisha B’Av Torah study session he hosted at his residence in...
First Wave of Ethiopian Jews Arrive in Israel Since Special Aliyah Program’s Renewal
JNS.org - Seventy-two new Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday night, a first since the Israeli government renewed the Ethiopian aliyah program in...
‘Suddenly, Tranquil London Was Like Jerusalem,’ Recounts Bereaved Israeli Mother of Two Fallen IDF Soldiers Upon Witnessing UK Parliament Terror Attack Aftermath
Israeli educator Miriam Peretz -- a bereaved mother of two fallen IDF soldiers -- was an eyewitness on Wednesday to the aftermath of the deadly...
Jewish Agency’s Future in Question With Sharansky’s Departure
JNS.org - Announcing his pending retirement during an interview last week, the Jewish Agency for Israel’s outgoing two-term Chairman Natan Sharansky said the venerable Zionist institution...
Israel to Increase Funds for Anticipated Wave of Immigration From Brazil
Israel will increase funding for the absorption of Jewish immigrants from Brazil, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Monday. The government is expected to give at...
Temple Mount Tourists Unknowingly Featured in Palestinian Propaganda
JNS.org - An innocent photo of a group of young Canadians and Americans visiting the Temple Mount was used in a false accusatory article...
Immigration to Israel Increases 2 Percent in 2013
JNS.org - Immigration to Israel increased by 2 percent in 2013, with more than 16,000 new immigrants arriving, according to new figures released by...
100 Child Victims of Gaza Terror Attacks to Participate in Jewish Agency Passover Camp
The Jewish Agency for Israel will hold a special Passover camp experience for about a hundred children from southern Israel who have suffered as victims...
