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    Volume 8 Issue 8 - August 2005

    • Sports and Education Go Together The staff of the Mevasseret Absorption Center, run and operated by the Jewish Agency, initiated and developed some new ideas and programs in order to keep the many teenage children of the 270 Ethiopian families that now live on the premises off of the streets.

    • Young Volunteer Educators Ronen's life changed when the intifada was raging.

    • Perfect Score Marcel Loeb, a social worker who works for the Jewish Agency, had the brilliant idea of developing a course for women emigrants from South America.

    • On Her Own As a lone immigrant student, Rosa receives assistance from the Jewish Agency's Fund for Lone Immigrant Students and Soldiers.


    Volume 8 Issue 7 - July 2005

    • In the Path of Science "In the Path of Science", a brand new high-level 3-year science enrichment program for 10-12th graders, is administered jointly by the Jewish Agency, ORT, and the Ministry of Science.

    • Warm and Friendly – But Focused! "I have plans beyond judo. Thanks to the Jewish Agency and its financial support while I was training for the Olympics, I was able to save some money that I will use towards my college tuition."

    • Who Has Chosen Us From Among All Nations "It felt great being called up to the Torah with my friends. I feel proud and happy." Then, Yisrael, who made aliyah from the FSU turned to add one more Hebrew word. "Achla " ("Super"), he said. That just about sums up the moment!

    • Arad Women's Forum - All For One and One For All When Avital looked around her community three years ago she saw women in economic and social distress and she decided it was about time that someone started talking.


    Volume 8 Issue 6 - June 2005

    • First Steps Towards Independence 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.

    • Practicing What He Preaches 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).

    • Bridging the Digital Divide 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.

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


    Volume 8 Issue 5 - May 2005

    • A Healing Touch "I was never very religious or very Zionist," says Greg Goltsov, who grew up in Reading Massachussetts.

    • Dan Bus Drivers Course "It's very simple," explained Yossi Ziskind, a man who has been behind the wheel for 35 years including his fifteen years as the Dan Bus Company's drivers course director.

    • Internship Placement program Thanks to the Jewish Agency, over 150 upperclass college students, young graduates, and graduate students are placed each year in internships that can bolster their resumes and help jump-start their careers in Israel.

    • An Upbeat Attitude Nadya Oleynikov's Hebrew is quite fluent and peppered with the latest slang.


    Volume 8 Issue 4 - April 2005

    • Out of the Box "I wanted to come to Israel, but I was aware that the economic situation isn't great," says Mauro Singer.

    • From Empowerment to Employment Turo and Osnat join 17 other single-mothers who have emigrated from Ethiopia for a women's empowerment group that meets in the Ashkelon Absorption Center called Beit Canada (The Canada House).

    • MADA Program Atara Haber wasn't considering aliyah before, but she is now. "The Jewish Agency inspired me," she said. "My work for MADA has inspired me."

    • The Beat Goes On In America, Benyamin once filled in on a radio show on Christmas. "I played all this Christian music," he recalls.


    Volume 8 Issue 3 - March 2005

    • Marching for Israel's Defense Jonny is a chayal boded, an oleh who came on aliyah alone and serves in the army without family in Israel.

    • On Your Marks, Get Set, Go - Cross Country! Asher and his thirteen cross-country runners, who have won five trophies in recent competitions, live at the Ben Yakir Youth Aliyah Village, a short distance from Hadera off of Israel's coastal road.

    • "A Country to Live In" "I always knew I didn’t want to live in Russia," says Nadia Levinson, "but I didn't have a country I want to live in.

    • Firefighters Their very first week as volunteer firefighters in the coastal city of Ashdod, Ruth Newman of Dublin, Avital Jacobs of London, and Ari Sherr of Melbourne, found themselves aiming active fire hoses, extinguishing flames at the front of a burning building, and trying not to be blown back by the enormous pressure of the water.




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