Volume 8, Issue 6 / Iyar 5765 / June 2005

Jewish Agency News

First Steps Towards Independence

Women from Beit Shemesh   Located on the Mevasseret Zion Absorption Center and in the town of Beit Shemesh, two groups of single mothers, immigrants from Ethiopia, participate in a program operated by a non-profit organization called, B'atzmi, in cooperation with the Jewish Agency for Israel. Click for full story Practicing What He Preaches

Rabbi Eliahou Touitou   Rabbi Eliahou Touitou (pronounced Twito) came on aliyah with his wife and children. He also took along twenty of his students from Boulogne (near Paris). They did not go along with him on a field trip, but rather as Naaleh students who make aliyah before their parents. Click for full story Bridging the Digital Divide

"Now I know I can achieve more in my life, beyond school"   Project Neta's aim is bridging the digital divide - to train youth in the periphery of Israel for high-tech professions at the highest level, while pursuing social goals and developing local leadership, education for excellence and contribution for the community. Click for full story Israel By Choice

"Israel By Choice" Volunteers   "Israel By Choice" (IBC) - participants were able to volunteer in their P2K communities thanks to placement assistance by the Jewish Agency and UJIA. Click for full story