April 7, 2003
5 Nisan, 5763
Jerusalem

Over Six Hundred Immigrants Will Be Hosted For the Seder by Veteran Israeli Families in the Jewish Agency's "Together at the Seder" Operation.

Among the Hosts: Jewish Agency Chairman Sallai Meridor and Cabinet Ministers
Launching Ceremony at the President’s Residence Wednesday, 9 April at 12:00 Noon.
Journalists wishing to attend must come early with GPO Press Card

Over 600 young, newly-arrived immigrants from throughout the world who came to Israel on Jewish Agency programs, lone immigrant soldiers will be hosted for the Seder by veteran Israeli Families in the Jewish Agency’s Yachad BaSeder (“Together at the Seder”) operation.

A ceremony honoring the olim (“new immigrants”) will take place Wednesday, 9 April at 12:00. Participation in the ceremony will be the President of the State of Israel, H.E. Mr. Moshe Katsav, the Chairman of the Jewish Agency, Mr. Sallai Meridor, and the Co-Chair of the Agency’s Aliyah and Klitah Committee, Mr. Arieh Azoulay. The ceremony will launch the Agency’s “Together at the Seder” operation.

Also honored at the ceremony will be four volunteers who will be awarded the national Yakir Klitah Award for exemplary service in the absorption of new immigrants.

Among the many prominent Israeli personalities who volunteered to host immigrants at the Seder are: the President of the State of Israel Moshe Katsav, Jewish Agency Chairman Sallai Meridor; Education Minister Limor Livnat; Construction and Housing Minister Effi Eitam, mayors of regional councils, public figures, and many businessmen.

The Jewish Agency will likewise host a group of 40 parents of “lone soldiers,” who will be specially brought from the Former Soviet Union to visit their children serving in the Israel Defense Forces.

Among those who will be guests at the Seder tables of veteran Israelis, are teenagers and young adults from throughout the world, who came alone to Israel on educational programs such as the Na’aleh (Hebrew acronym for “Youth before Parents”) secondary school program, and the Selah (Hebrew acronym for “Students before Parents”) university preparatory program, “lone soldiers,” foreign students and volunteers.

The Press is invited to attend the ceremony. Journalists desiring to attend should come to the Presidential Residence at 11:30 AM. Admission will be by GPO press card.

For additional information contact
the Office of the Spokesman:
Yehuda Weinraub
Liaison to Foreign Press and Media
Jewish Agency for Israel
Mobile:972-53-927017
Fax: 972-2-6204013