Diaspora Jewry
Only 170 Jews live in Gujarat, centered in the city of Ahmedabad, which is is also home to the Magen Abraham Synagogue, the only Jewish house of worship in the state.
The partnership and investment by the Israeli Ministry of Education and Ministry of Diaspora Affairs represent “an important recognition that the program is impactful on students and teachers in both Israel and the Diaspora,” said Andrea Arbel, director of the Partnership Unit at the Jewish Agency.
Knesset member Yinon Azoulay of the Shas Party said on July 4 that Reform Jews “are not Jewish” and then blamed non-Jews for an earthquake felt earlier that day in northern Israel.
The government is holding back their aliyah because of financial and political reasons, says Aaron (A.Y.) Katsof, director of the Heart of Israel.
An exposé by Israel’s Kan news station revealing Barkan’s ban on Ethiopian employees handling the wines sparked national outrage over the implication that Ethiopian Jews were not Jewish and raised condemnation of the company for discriminatory practices.
He will replace Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident who has served as the head of the Jewish Agency since 2009.
The political divide between Israeli and American Jews has widened considerably, according to a poll published by the American Jewish Committee on Sunday.
Jews in France and elsewhere in Europe now face not only traditional anti-Semitism from the far-right, but also from far-left parts of European society and from Muslim immigrant communities. The focal point is a “biased view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
The 90-year-old from Oregon was honored at a May 30 event, where he was introduced as a “hero of Israel and the Jewish people.”
The American Sephardi Federation’s “The Teimani Experience” features rare photographs, religious items, wedding jewelry, clothing, fragrances, music and more.
He became Israel’s wealthiest citizen on Monday, making aliyah upon arrival in his private jet.
He praised Jewish Americans for their contributions in building public service and educational institutions, and taking part in critical civil-rights activism—actions that “have made the world a better place.”
