Diaspora Jewry
“With travel being a major facet of the local economy, we’re able to allow people to see a country wrapped in mystery and contradiction, and experience the wonders of a small, but proud Jewish community,” said Scott Berenthal.
While Democrats continued to win the lion’s share of Jewish votes in 2020, some experts see a trend towards greater support for Republicans. Nevertheless, Jewish leaders urge unity and a focus on solving mutual issues in the next Congress.
They included a personal message from each sender to offer recipients comfort as the world reels from a pandemic and a divisive U.S. election.
Thirteen families with at least one health-care professional each arrived under the auspices of a new partnership between Keren Kayemeth L’Yisrael (KKL) and the independent nonprofit Klitat Kehillat Yisrael organization, known in French as Alyah de Groupe, or “Group Aliyah.”
“As has always been the case, Jews in the United States committed themselves to our civic process, voting and working for candidates of both major parties,” said Eric Fingerhut.
“You could attend a challah bake in Singapore, sit in on a Shabbat cooking class in Panama, enjoy Kabbalat Shabbat at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and end off with Havdalah in Colombia.”
U.S. President Donald Trump received 30.5 percent of the Jewish vote, while former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden got 60.6 percent, according to a Republican Jewish Coalition survey.
The platform had moved to ban several pro-Trump groups comprised of Russian American Jews, raising questions over the role social-media companies play in the current free exchange of ideas.
The flights included those hailing from 14 states and three Canadian provinces, ranging from young students to retirees.
Until now, said Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch, Israel spoke to global Jewish leaders only when it was convenient or necessary in their eyes, leading to “miscommunication, hurt and missed opportunities on both sides.”
London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research puts the Jewish population of the continent, including Britain, Russia and Turkey, at the same number cited by famed traveler Benjamin of Tudela in 1170.
In their eagerness to stand in full solidarity with BLM, some Jewish organizations and publications have urged Jews to put aside their concerns about its anti-Israel pronouncements and support for BDS.
