Tag: Aliyah
Ethiopia: Jewish community waits 2 years for Israeli government’s answers regarding Aliyah status
The Ethiopian Jewish community, also known as Beta Israel, has practiced Judaism for centuries despite dealing with anti-Semitism and economic hardships. Although a majority has already immigrated to Israel, about 8,000 Jews still remain...
162 ‘lost’ Indian Jews arrive in Israel
(JNS.org) A total of 162 members from the Bnei Menashe Jewish community of northeast India arrived in Israel this week, marking the latest wave of so-called “lost” Jews to immigrate to the Jewish state.
The new...
Why YOU should make Aliyah
There about 6.5 million Jews living in each of Israel and the USA, and another two million in the rest of the world. As everyone knows, the great Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, the...
Hundreds of north American Jews become Israeli citizens
"It's a real privilege and special moment in time that we have our own state and to be part of that endeavor is something that has always been part of my consciousness," said Jim...
Let Ethiopia’s Jewish children make Aliyah
Gabrielle Sasson is entering seventh grade at Ramaz. Her family, in connection with her bat mitzvah, visited the Jewish communities of Addis Ababa and Gondar for ten days during early July. These are her...
26 Venezuelan Jews fleeing crisis arrive in Israel
Twenty-six Jews from Venezuela immigrated to Israel this week as part of a surge of Jews fleeing the South American country’s political, social and economic unrest.
After years of discontent with their government under former...
Why I made aliyah – and you should too
"We are building Jerusalem in England’s green and pleasant land.” These are the words that came to mind as I read Jonathan Boyd’s article (JC May 12) celebrating the rejuvenation of Anglo-Jewry. This, he explains,...