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Students on the alternative break summer program work the grounds at an Israeli kibbutz. Credit: Courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA.
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Zipora Schorr, a representative of the Haron Dahan Foundation, cuts the ribbon at the recent dedication ceremony for the new Aharon and Rachel Dahan Gate at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. Also pictured are foundation president Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg (center), and (left) university president Arie Zaban. Photo by Shlomi Mizrahi.
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From left: Knesset member Ofir Sofer, minister of aliyah and integration; Rabbi Yosef Mendelevitch; Ifat Ovadia-Luski, chairwoman of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund; and Ronen Plot, the mayor of Nof HaGalil, at the dedication of a new Israeli tree grove in honor of former Prisoners of Zion, July 6, 2025. Credit: Anat Harmoni, KKL-JNF Photo Archives.
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