elanagoodwin, Author at The Jewish Agency for Israel - U.S.

PRESS RELEASE

One-Year Since Ukraine War Outbreak

More than 15,000 Ukrainians have immigrated to Israel in the year since the outbreak of war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, according to figures released by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration.

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The Shapkovski Family’s Journey from Ukraine to Israel

The Shapkovski family tells their story of how they fled the war in Ukraine and started a new life in the Jewish state.

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Fleeing Ukraine to Israel, Helping Others Follow

Anna tells the harrowing story of how she fled Ukraine to Safety in Israel. Today, she works at The Jewish Agency's Aliyah Service Center, helping other Ukrainians and Russian-speaking Jews make Aliyah to Israel.

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Encouraging Understanding of Jewish Peoplehood in Young Adults

A Jewish Agency program is bringing together young Israelis and Jews from around the world who are on their gap years in Israel to discuss their Jewish realities and learn from one another.

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Finding His Passion through Aardvark Israel

Eitan from Vancouver, Canada, is interning and living like a local through an Aardvark Israel gap year program in the Jewish State, an experience that has been life-changing.

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From India to Israel

Leya made Aliyah from India in mid-2022, joining The Jewish Agency’s Ulpan Etzion program in Haifa to help her learn Hebrew, make friends, and acclimate to her new home.

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Teaching English in Israel ‘Fun and Rewarding’

Justin from Michigan is having a great time making an impact on his young Israeli students and the wider Beit She’an community as a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow.

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Changing Lives Through Project TEN-Cambodia

Maya, the manager of Project TEN’s Cambodia center, and Artemiy, an Israeli volunteer, both agree that the program is changing the lives not only of locals but of the volunteers themselves.

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Using Food to Educate and Bring Students Together

Yarin, a Jewish Agency Israel Fellow at Long Beach Hillel in California, uses his love of food to make connections and educate students about the Jewish people and Israel.

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Living Her Hoop Dreams in Israel

Leila is proud to be living in Israel, having made Aliyah in September 2022, and even more proud to be playing basketball for the A.S. Ramat HaSharon team.

One-Year Since Ukraine War Outbreak

The Shapkovski Family’s Journey from Ukraine to Israel

Fleeing Ukraine to Israel, Helping Others Follow

Encouraging Understanding of Jewish Peoplehood in Young Adults

Finding His Passion through Aardvark Israel

From India to Israel

Teaching English in Israel ‘Fun and Rewarding’

Changing Lives Through Project TEN-Cambodia

Using Food to Educate and Bring Students Together

Living Her Hoop Dreams in Israel

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