Tag: Aliyah
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews brings first Hungarians to Israel
The first new immigrants (olim) from Hungary to move to Israel through the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews arrived on Wednesday.
Sandor and Erika Horvat, a young couple in their 30s from Budapest, moved...
Community fair introduces new Israeli immigrants to affordable housing options
As Israel’s real estate and housing markets continue to expand, new immigrants are faced with searching for affordable home-buying options in communities around the country.
To help in that endeavor, 500 olim gathered in Jerusalem on Wednesday...
Group of 220 new immigrants from Ukraine arrive before Israel Independence Day
Just a few days before Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut)—despite the fact that more than 600 rockets were fired at Israel over the weekend by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip—220 Jews...
Anti-Semitism on minds at ‘aliyah’ fair as North Americans prepare for move
It’s no easy task to pack up one’s earthly possessions and cross the ocean to a new country where a new language is spoken, even if it is a “coming home.” Compounding the matter is...
North American ‘aliyah’ tour travels east to west, noting anti-Semitism, assimilation
Nefesh B’Nefesh is hosting multiple aliyah events across North America to enable prospective new immigrants (olim) to be as prepared as possible for their move to Israel.
The tour started on Sunday with Nefesh B’Nefesh’s annual...
Nefesh B’Nefesh to host six ‘aliyah’ events across North America in March
Nefesh B’Nefesh will host multiple aliyahevents across North America next month enabling prospective new immigrants to Israel (olim) to be as prepared as possible.
The March events are co-hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah...
Christian group funding incoming flights of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel
In the aftermath of Israel approving immigration flights from Ethiopia, the first group of 80 Ethiopian newcomers will arrive on Monday evening on flights organized by the Jewish Agency and funded by the International...
Pew study shows Israelis prefer skilled immigrants eligible for citizenship
In a survey of economically advanced countries conducted by the Pew Research Center, Israel was one of just three countries in which the majority of respondents did not support the immigration of highly trained...
At the start of 2019, Israel’s population nears 9 million
With the start of 2019 approaches, Israel’s population is 28,000 away from 9 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday.
The count of 8,972,000 is 174,000 more people than the previous year,...
In 2018, more than 3,500 North Americans made Israel their new home
Following the publication of the official year-end statistics by the Jewish Agency for Israel, Nefesh B’Nefesh assisted a total of 3,546 new immigrants (olim) from North America in cooperation with the Jewish Agency for...