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Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog (center) attends an Oct. 29 memorial service in Jerusalem for the 11 Jewish worshippers killed in a shooting attack the day before at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue. He is flying to Pittsburgh to spend Nov. 2-4, 2018, with the families and community in mourning. Photo by Aharon Krohn/Flash90.

Jewish Agency chairman warns of anti-Semitic ‘plague’ spreading in Europe

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Jews face a growing threat in Europe because of rampant anti-Semitism, Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday at a European Jewish Congress event. The event was held at the European Parliament in Brussels...
Young women arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport after a Nefesh B’Nefesh group aliyah flight, October 2018. Credit: Jonny Finkel Photography.

In 2018, more than 3,500 North Americans made Israel their new home

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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...
Children land at Ben-Gurion Airport and are greeted by Nefesh B'Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, as well as Israel's Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Sofa Landver. Credit: Photo by Shahar Azran.

Nefesh B’Nefesh to hold winter ‘aliyah’ fairs in US

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Nefesh B’Nefesh will provide prospective immigrants to Israel with the opportunity to have questions about aliyahanswered under one roof at informational fairs in major American cities in December. The fairs will be held in cooperation...
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog (center) attends an Oct. 29 memorial service in Jerusalem for the 11 Jewish worshippers killed in a shooting attack the day before at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue. He is flying to Pittsburgh to spend Nov. 2-4, 2018, with the families and community in mourning. Photo by Aharon Krohn/Flash90.

Herzog flying to Pittsburgh to mourn, Jewish Agency sends trauma counselors

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Isaac Herzog, the Jewish Agency for Israel’s new chairman, will visit Pittsburgh this weekend, from Nov. 2-4, to mourn the 11 Jewish victims of the Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue *Or...
The theme of the 2018 Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv.

Masa Israel promotes ‘massive social musical initiative’ at GA in Tel Aviv

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Masa Israel Journey, the public-service organization that creates engaging international experiences in Israel for those between 18 and 30 years old, gathered approximately 3,000 Masa participants and other General Assembly attendees in Tel Aviv’s...
Isaac Herzog, left, speaks with outgoing Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky following Herzog’s election as the next chairman at the Jewish Agency Board of Governors’ meetings in Jerusalem on June 24, 2018. Photo credit: Nir Kafri/The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Heed the lessons of Natan Sharansky

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Natan Sharansky is exiting the center stage of Jewish life. The 70-year-old former Soviet dissident and prisoner of Zion turned author, Israeli politician and, for the last eight years, the head of the Jewish...