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Israel launches gov't initiative to bring home, reunite Bnei Menashe community

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Under the government-led effort, Bnei Menashe families receive comprehensive support to facilitate their integration, with guidance from social workers and community mentors.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
THE KHONGSAI family in front of their sukkah, one of the families in Kibbutz Maoz Tzur. The kibbutz is home to more than 100 people across 21 families and is largely self-sustaining through basic farming, with residents maintaining Jewish traditions while awaiting their journey to Israel.
South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah to Israel now - opinion

Recently, the Jewish Agency introduced an aliyah project aimed specifically at South African couples aged 60+ with family already in Israel, who cannot afford to purchase a home here.

|ByBRENDA KATTEN
JEWISH AGENCY EMBRACE: Jewish Agency Chairman Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog; Board of Governors Chair Mark Wilf; and Jewish Agency CEO Yehuda Setton embrace the Horn brothers, two of whom were here held hostage for hundreds of days.

From war to renewal: The Jewish Agency responds to crisis and builds the future

“When Jews are attacked anywhere, it affects us everywhere. Our answer – now as then – is solidarity, responsibility, and the determination to build a stronger future together.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK AI

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

One third of this year’s olim were ages 18–35, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency said, as interest surged and fairs drew tens of thousands worldwide.

|BySHIR PERETS

The Jewish Agency Holds Memorial Day Ceremony Honoring Fallen IDF Soldiers and Victims of Terror

This year’s ceremony marks 75th anniversary of Kfar Etzion battle. The ceremony held each year honors those who fell in Israeli military conflicts, as well as in terror and antisemitic attacks.

APRIL 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
2023 Jewish Agency Holds Memorial Day Ceremony

MK Simcha Rothman met with protests at Jewish Agency meeting

One of the main demonstrators was Rabbi Lea Mühlstein, the International Chair of Arzenu, which represents Reform and Progressive Jewry.

APRIL 23, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Rabbi Lea Mühlstein

UK Jews: Netanyahu hasn't asked to meet us

"If we were asked to meet we wouldn't say no, but our message would be similar to that of American leaders," which is against the judicial reforms.

MARCH 22, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks about the strikes and protests against the judicial reform

90 olim from Ukraine land in Israel on a special flight of The Jewish Agency

The immigrants were accompanied by players of the National Football League of the USA.

MARCH 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pastor John Hagee, Founder and President of CUFI and Chairman of The Jewish Agency, Major General (res) Doron Almog, welcoming the olim at Ben Gurion Airport.

'A red line': Swiss Keren Hayesod branch slams Israeli judicial reform

Keren Hayesod expressed that their support for Israel is "unconditional," as long as "the basic principles of humanity are respected."

MARCH 14, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018

Hundreds of former Jewish Agency, WZO, JNF emissaries urge gov't to 'behave responsibly'

the legislative changes currently being discussed, if not accepted and anchored by broad consensus, could deal a fatal blow, unprecedented in its depth and significance, to the relations of the State

MARCH 13, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
THE JEWISH AGENCY headquarters in Jerusalem - the next home for Danny Danon?

How it really was: Why did we create Israel? A reminder

We may have lost sight of why we created the State of Israel. This memoir should serve as a timely reminder.

MARCH 10, 2023ByAVRAHAM AVI-HAI
The Ostbahnhof (Eastern Railway Station) in Vienna, built between 1867 and 1870, was replaced by a new Südbahnhof in 1955, which in turn was demolished in 2009 and replaced by the Hauptbahnhof (Main Railway Station). Painting based on a photograph by Ellen Harvey: ‘The Disappointed Tourist.’

Israel's first special-needs oleh since accessibility reform arrives

A few months ago, the State of Israel corrected a longstanding omission and allowed people with special needs to prearrange their immigration and residence in the country.

MARCH 5, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Yaakov Shalem, Israel's first special needs immigrant since the accessibility reform.

Jewish Agency chairman breaks silence regarding suggested Govt' reforms

The chairman said he supported President Herzog's compromise plan and urged the global Jewish community not to turn against one another.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Photos of Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday in Jerusalem

Jewish Agency lowers profile in Russia, less activity in FSU countries - exclusive

Apart from political considerations, steep budget cuts by the Aliyah Ministry have led to a marked decrease in the Agency's activity.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Andrei Grishayev, a lawyer of the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel, speaks with journalists after a hearing outside a court building in Moscow, Russia, February 20, 2023.