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Jewish Agency CEO: While Israel is at war, making aliyah is the greatest act of courage - opinion

As the chairman of the Jewish Agency accompanies 34 French families on board a plane carrying them home to Israel, he reflects on just how brave this move at this time in Jewish history really is

Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.
Head of WZO Yaakov Hagoel.

Did the Jewish Agency rewrite Zionism’s founding principles? - opinion

Yehuda Setton, CEO and Director General of The Jewish Agency for Israel.

One thousand days, one thousand homes: The definitive Zionist answer in the Western Negev Region

 Israel and United Kingdom flags waving together.

Making aliyah shouldn’t feel like running the Grand National - opinion


The last Afghan Jew lands in Israel in surprise family visit

Simantov, 65, speaks very little Hebrew, though he is fluent in Persian, and is expected to need considerable assistance to adjust to life in Israel.

 Zablon Simantov, 2005.

Grapevine October 25, 2024: With a little help from our friends

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THE OR LAMISHPACHOT choir sings at an ICEJ gathering last Sunday at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem.

For the first time: The European Bible Quiz, with hundreds of teens participating


Jewish population increases by 100,000 this year, to 15.8 million worldwide

Nearly half of the global Jewish population, 7.3 million, live in Israel while 8.3 million live in the Diaspora. 

Olim from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah flight" to the Ben Gurion airport

Running in the rain: Israeli teens join US summer camp

About 110 Israeli teens, together with 10 specially trained staff, went to the Pocono mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania as part of Macheneh Yahad, a Jewish Agency partnership program.

 Take us out to the ball game! Some 110 Israeli teens enjoy a respite from the war at an American Jewish summer camp.

2,000 North Americans make aliyah over the summer

Nefesh B’Nefesh celebrates busy aliyah season with influx of olim since October 7 and continues to see significant increase in aliyah applications.

"The entire nation of Israel shares in this excitement."

Jewish Agency and ELI partner to protect new immigrant teens

ELI and the Jewish Agency team up to educate immigrant teens on abuse prevention through theater and discussions at absorption center

Over 400 teenagers in grades 7–11 will watch ELI's theatrical production

Israel sees 42% drop in immigration in 2024 amid war, significant decline in opened Aliyah files

Since the beginning of the war, there has been a 19% decrease in the number of aliyah files opened worldwide compared to last year, with a total of 30,763 files opened.

Olim from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah flight" to the Ben Gurion airport

Meir Holtz appointed CEO of Masa Israel Journey

Masa is the leading organization bringing young Jewish adults from around the world to participate in immersive programming in Israel.

 Meir Holtz, newly appointed CEO of Masa Israel Journey

Protecting Jewish assets in Portugal: Porto's Jewish community names Jewish Agency as legal heir

This means that should the Porto community one day be disbanded, any assets belonging to the community would be inherited by the Jewish Agency. 

 The monument at the Jewish Museum of Porto marking the agreement between the Jewish community of Porto and the Jewish Agency. September 2, 2024.