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Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai at the Knesset, Nov. 15, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

‘Israel, Diaspora must join forces in battle against anti-Semitism’

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Israel has a “moral obligation” to assist Diaspora communities faced with rising anti-Semitism both online and in the public sphere, according to Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai. The minister presented a report prepared by...

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai mulls Jewish Agency chair bid

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Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai has joined the growing list of candidates vying for the chairmanship of the Jewish Agency for Israel. The 74-year-old previously served as deputy Knesset speaker and a former spokesperson for the...
Blue and White Party Knesset member Michal Cotler-Wunsh. Credit: Courtesy.

Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Jewish Agency can shift relationship paradigm with everyone at table

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As a former Knesset member and now head of the Nefesh B’Nefesh Institute for Aliyah Policy and Strategy, as well as a senior consultant to the Jewish Federations of North America, Michal Cotler-Wunsh is...
Knesset member Michael Oren attends the lobby for strengthening ties with the Jewish world at the Knesset, June 27, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

With American and Israeli Jews at ‘crisis point,’ Michael Oren sees Jewish Agency as...

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Michael Oren says he has been “integrally linked to the Jewish Agency” for years. The former Israeli ambassador to the United States and former Knesset member is one of eight candidates to head the...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid replies to Mark Wilf, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America, as part of the 2021 General Assembly (GA) Leadership Lab, Oct. 6, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Taking jab at previous government, Lapid aims to prioritize relations with Diaspora Jewry

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Israel’s government would highly prioritize its relationship with Diaspora Jews, differentiating itself from the government of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He made the statements during a Jewish Federations...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Danny Danon briefs reporters ahead of the U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, February 2020. Credit: U.N. Photo/Manuel Elias.

Danny Danon’s quest to lead the Jewish Agency into the future

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Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations and current chairman of World Likud Danny Danon is excited about another potential role, which he hopes will be as the new head of the Jewish Agency....
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum. Credit: Courtesy.

Leveraging diverse background, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum seeks to bring unity, cohesion to agency

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Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is one of the candidates to head the Jewish Agency, the largest Jewish nonprofit organization in the world. If elected, she would become the first woman to head...
Elazar Stern arrives to a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 26, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Elazar Stern aims to promote Jewish unity, identity and solidarity in Diaspora

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“Israel is your home away from home,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in a message on Sept. 2, ahead of the Jewish New Year. His address was aimed at “the people of Israel and the Jewish...

Israeli president sends Rosh Hashanah greetings to Diaspora Jewry

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday released a special Rosh Hashanah video message to Jews all over the world, wishing them a year of health and unity. “Dear friends, as we approach the new ...
Former Israeli minister and Knesset member Itzik Shmuli (left) has been tapped as the new director-general of UJA-Federation of New York’s Israel office. He is pictured with UJA’s CEO Eric S. Goldstein, Aug. 1, 2021. Credit: UJA Federation of New York.

UJA-Federation of New York appoints Itzik Shmuli to direct its Israel office

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UJA-Federation of New York, which represents the largest Jewish community outside of Israel and is one of Israel’s largest philanthropic funders, announced that former Israeli minister Itzik Shmuli would become the new director-general of...