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Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog and other leaders, including those from Italy, France, Argentina and South Africa, hold a briefing about the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the global Jewish community. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

World Jewish leaders: ‘Paradigm has shifted,’ as Israel emerges as pillar in corona crisis

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In somewhat of a role reversal, Israel has emerged during the global coronavirus crisis as the main supporter of Jewish communities worldwide. In a Wednesday briefing with Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog and...
Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Isaac Herzog (right screen) addresses Diaspora leaders (left screen) and staff on July 8, 2020. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.

Isaac Herzog: 2,200 Jews died of coronavirus in countries other than US, Russia

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Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog told Jewish leaders from abroad that the coronavirus has claimed the lives of some 2,200 Diaspora Jews, not counting those from the United States and Russia, the...
New immigrants from North America arrive in Israel on a 'Group Aliyah Flight' sponsored by Nefesh B'Nefesh. August 14, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Nefesh B’Nefesh signs deal with El Al for 14 ‘Group Aliyah Flights’

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The NGO Nefesh B’Nefesh, which facilitates immigration to Israel from North America and the United Kingdom, announced that it had signed a contract with EL AL Airlines for 14 “Group Aliyah Flights” from New...
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog (center) and Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata welcome 119 Ethiopian immigrants to Israel on My 21, 2020. Photo by Shlomi Amsalem.

Group of 119 Ethiopian new immigrants land in Israel on Jerusalem Day

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Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency for Israel just welcomed 119 Ethiopian immigrants who will begin their new life in Israel. Upon their arrival on May 21, the new immigrants were...
A young arrival with a soldier from the IDF HomeFront Command, who was helping the North Americans with their entry to Israel, May 5, 2020. Photo by Yonit Schiller.

Aliyah continues with 18 Americans in age of corona

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Eighteen new immigrants to Israel landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday as part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh group aliyah flight, arriving amid increased interest in aliyah among North American Jews. The new arrivals, ranging in ages from a...
Leah Hason, a resident of northern Israel, delivers testimony of her experiences as a Holocaust survivor, April 20-21, 2020. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Israeli Holocaust survivor’s testimony to be aired via Facebook live

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While official in-person ceremonies are canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Jewish Agency for Israel will host two virtual Yom Hashoah events, bringing Jews around the world together to hear from Holocaust survivor...
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog speaks during the Israel Social Cohesion Summit in Airport City on Nov. 5, 2019. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Jewish Agency announces emergency fund for nonprofits hit hard by coronavirus

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The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ogen–Social Loan Fund, a not-for-profit lending fund, are launching an emergency fund for nonprofits to assist organizations suffering financially from the coronavirus crisis, the organizations said in...
A homebound elderly woman in Israel feeling the isolation. Credit: IFCJ.

Homebound seniors in Israel battle isolation, loneliness during pandemic

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While a number of Jewish organizations are focused on helping the elderly in Israel, who are at a higher risk of getting extremely sick from the coronavirus (COVID-19), not get infected with coronavirus, the...
Idan Raichel gave a livestreamed musical performance, sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel, from his home in Israel to help alleviate stress for all those the homebound due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 22, 2020. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.

400,000 people worldwide tune in for livestreamed concert by Idan Raichel

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More than 400,000 people from around the world tuned in to watch renowned Israeli musician Idan Raichel’s livestreamed concert from his Tel Aviv living room on Sunday evening. As part of the special event hosted by the...
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Giving women the license to dream big

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As the first woman CEO at a major Jewish nonprofit, I’m a bit of an anomaly. A 2018 survey by Leading Edge: Alliance for Excellence in Jewish Leadership found that while women comprise 70 percent of employees...