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2 unusual facts about Jewish Agency for Israel


1990s Post-Soviet aliyah

Jews from war-torn areas from the former Soviet Union were evacuated to Israel by the Jewish Agency.

Giora Romm

He later entered the private sector and from September 2001 served as the director general of the Jewish Agency for Israel.


Keren Hayesod

According to the Reconstitution Agreement of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), Keren Hayesod is one of its three constituent bodies (along with the World Zionist Organization (WZO) and the United Israel Appeal in the United States, a subsidiary of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)) and provides 20% of the representatives on the Board of Governors and the Assembly.

Magshimey Herut

To this end the movement works in conjunction with the World Zionist Organization (WZO), the Jewish Agency for Israel, and the Jewish National Fund on projects that advance common goals.

Nefesh B'Nefesh

Due to the joint venture of the Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B'Nefesh, an Oleh can take advantage of a "one-stop shop" offering both Aliyah approval and the Go North application services.


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