The sum of 4.85 million dollars is to be invested in Zionist activity in the United States for the coming year. Some of the expanded activities include: Aliyah encouragement, Project NACIE (North American Coalition for Israel Education), community emissaries, program for CIS immigrants in North America, training volunteer emissaries, and more.
"Jewish Agency activity in North America for the next two years is far ranging", reports Meyer Nitzan, head of the North American delegation of the Jewish Agency.
A partial list of the Jewish Agency's extensive activities:
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Twenty youth emissaries have been recently placed at campus based Hillel Houses all over the U.S. and Canada including: Brooklyn, Florida, Hartford, California, Vancouver, Texas, Massachusetts, Rochester, Toronto, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Illinois, Ottawa, Maryland, and Wisconsin. The Hagshama department and aliyah representatives on campus round off the total to 40 Jewish Agency representatives on campuses.
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This coming summer, the Jewish Agency will send 1500 youth counselors, among them 450 soldiers, to Jewish summer camps in the United States. The Jewish Agency will continue to promote Jewish Zionist youth movements in North America, Habonim Dror, Hashomer Hatzair, Bnei Akiva, Hatzofim, Beitar. Last year, youth movements took part in over 20 conferences and events all over the country with over 1,000 youth participating. One of the notable successes is Tzofim Garin Tzabar which includes 120 North American youth serving in the IDF. The Prime Minister met with some 40 youth over the Sukkot holiday, with Sallai Meridor in attendance. A record number of 60 youth emissaries have been sent to North America by the Jewish Agency.
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The Jewish Agency continues to provide a wide spectrum of activities in North America based on partnership: Teacher and student missions, volunteer exchange, internet connections, etc. These activities include thousands of American and Israeli participants.
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In the past year, activities have expanded to include the movements associated with the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox religious streams.
Last Updated October 21, 2004