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Israeli Trauma Experts to Help Toulouse Residents

Israeli trauma experts are to help Toulouse residents cope with the aftermath of a terror attack at the Otzar HaTorah Jewish day school.

Hundreds of People Attend Aliyah Mega Event

Over 500 potential Olim gathered in New York for an Aliyah Mega Event organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, Jewish Agency and Absorption Ministry.

MKs: 150,000 Jews Assimilate Each Year

At a discussion of the Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee, it was revealed that some 150,00 Jews assimilate every year

College Grads Forgo US Job Search to Teach in Israel

Some 200 places are open for volunteer teachers' aides in Masa Israel Journey's Israel Teaching Fellows (ITF) program, slated for next year.

Sharansky: We Need More Young Jewish Leaders

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky: We need to guarantee the future of the Jewish people. That must be done through our youth.

Becoming Israelis Near the Holiest Place on Earth

Olim from Britain and South Africa received their identity cards in a ceremony near the Western Wall. "We feel like we've come home."

US Jews Give Soft Love for Tough Israeli Youth

Young US Jews, mostly Birthright alumni, are teaching English to underprivileged Israeli youth. "Tikkun Olam” (repairing the world) at work.

Jewish Agency: We're Aiming Higher With New Aliyah Plan

The Jewish Agency has changed - and it has an ambitious plan to persuade more Jews to make aliyah and become active in their home communities.

Jewish Agency’s New Strategic Plan Causes Concerns

The Jewish Agency seems to have eliminated its aliyah dept. and has a new strategic plan. The Council of Immigrant Associations is concerned.

Times Square Video: PM Calls for Justice for Holocaust Victims

New initiative by the Jewish Agency and Israel's government seeks to find persons eligible to receive property stolen by Nazis in the Holocaust.

'500 Jews a Day Lost to Assimilation'

The Jewish Agency plans a major campaign to provide Jewish education in the Diaspora. 'Strong Diaspora is an Israeli interest.'

World Zionist Organization Officials Tour Samaria

World Zionist Org. officials, including new Dir. General of Settlement Division, tour Samaria, call for equal rights for residents.

Official: Jewish Agency Has Not 'Abandoned Aliyah'

Reports of the demise of the Jewish Agency's Aliyah programs are highly exaggerated, says a senior spokesperson for the organization.

INN Investigation: Is Aliyah from America Being Shunted Aside?

An “aliyah revolution” is in the making, but according to many aliyah activists, it's a regressive one that will damage aliyah from North America.

Photo Essay: New Immigrants Fulfill Prophecy of Ingathering

A breath of fresh air breezed into Israel on the tail of an El Al plane on Wednesday, as 232 North American Jews made aliyah.

1,000 Israeli Youth 'Ambassadors' Head to America

Over 1,000 Israeli youths are heading to America as “ambassadors” of Zionism in summer camps.

Jewish Agency Goal: Strengthen Identity Worldwide

Natan Sharansky believes the Jewish Agency's primary goal should be the strengthening of Jewish identity worldwide.

Jewish Agency: No Board Meetings in Russia

Russia put up a last-minute roadblock to stop the Jewish Agency from holding a board meeting that has been planned for more than three months.

Video: New Immigrants Get Royal Treatment

New immigrants received royal treatment at Queen of Sheba Hall in Jerusalem's Ramada Renaissance Hotel.

800 French Students Arriving in Israel

About 800 high school students from Jewish schools in France arrive under the "Seniors in Blue and White" program of the Jewish Agency.

‘Thank You, Mr. Eizenstat’

Jewish Agency Director Natan Sharansky presented the NADAV fund’s first-ever Peoplehood Award to former US Under Secretary Stuart Eizenstat

Sharansky: No Clash in Identity, Human Rights Values

Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky says universalism and freedom do not contradict Jewish identity and the aspiration for a Jewish State.

Anti-Assimilation Campaign Under Fire

A unique anti-assimilation campaign launched by the Jewish Agency on Israeli television drew such a barrage of protests that it was finally yanked.

Sharansky Commits to Gaza Expellees

New Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky takes his first tour in the caravan cities of Gush Katif expellees, commits to continue aid.

Jewish Agency Launches 'Campus Aliyah Fellowship'

The Jewish Agency has launched an aliyah program for university students in an attempt to enable Jewish youth to come home right out of college.

Sharansky Welcomes 75 New Immigrants from Ethiopia

Former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky made his official debut as head of the Jewish Agency this week by welcoming new immigrants from Ethiopia.