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Over 500 youngsters from the north of Israel enjoyed Purim day of fun and excitement, thanks to a donation by Keren Hayesod Holland - Collectieve Israel Actie from the Alex Meijer Foundation.

As part of Keren Hayesod's 90th year celebration events, Keren Hayesod Switzerland held a major donors event attended by Sami Bolag, KH-Switzerland President; Marc Lauer, President of KH-Zurich and donors.

Approximately 100 donors, involved in particular in defending the values of Israel and the Jewish Community of France, participated in the opening of the 2010 Campaign organized by the Women’s Committee at the residence of the Israeli Ambassador to France...

In what has become an annual tradition, Israel’s Border Police band toured Holland in early February, attracting thousands of loyal fans to concerts all over the country.

On a cold wintry January morning, the Gutman Visitors Center, named in honor of Yaakov Gutman from Keren Hayesod Germany, at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, was inaugurated.

One hundred and thirty guests attended the official launch of the Young Adults Division (YAD) of the IUA/ UCF, the South African branch of KH, on 19 November - a comedy evening at the Simon Kuper Hall in Johannesburg.

On Sunday, January 3rd 2010 the participants of the AUJS program called LDP – Leadership Development Program – participated in a Keren Hayesod – UIA day in the north of Israel, learning first hand about the work of KH in Israel.

At a moving reception which took place at Ben Gurion University in the Negev, the Australian Key Workers Mission presented four scholarships to new olim students in honor MP Malcolm Turnbull...

Mervyn & Shirley Horwitz, from Pretoria, South Africa, took time out of their personal visit in Israel to see and learn about the daily lives of the residents in Sderot and the surrounding area.

Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal, Israel’s central fundraising organization, has chosen Shiri Maimon to perform for the 90th Anniversary events.

Levy’s family and friends from Australia have come to Israel to celebrate the wedding and took time out of their personal visit here in Israel to show all of their family and friends the important work being done by KH-UIA.

Jodie Goodman visited the Ben Yakir Youth Village, as part of the Australian Family Mission. In an emotional address, Yossi Krauthammer thanked for her selfless act of donating her Bat Mitzva gifts to the Ben Yakir Youth Vilage

At a moving ceremony which took place at the newly renovated Ben Yakir Youth Village synagogue on January 4, 2010, Jeremy Alter was thanked for his outstanding generosity in contributing his Bar Mitzvah money to refurbish the synagogue.

On December 14, 2009, the Collectieve Israël Actie (Keren Hayesod Holland) gave a soccer ball - together with a check for more than €100,000 to Carole Thate, director of the Johan Cruyff Foundation.

An eight-person mission of Keren Hayesod’s Collectieve Israel Actie Young Leadership Division in Holland arrived in Israel on December 14th to participate in the annual torch run at the Keren Hayesod supported Nitzana Youth Village.

Philippe Bera of UIA Hong Kong spent three days touring Keren Hayesod – UIA programs, during which time they were given a broad view of the impact Keren Haysod – UIA donors are making in Israel.

Hong Kong UIA director Robert Dorfman and his wife Sheri, made time during their tightly scheduled trip to Israel, to visit the Keren Hayesod – UIA supported Mevasseret absorption centre.

Judith Diestel, a director of UIA Hong Kong and her husband Gus (a former director), devoted a day of their recent trip to Israel, to visiting Keren Hayesod – UIA programs.

Representatives of the Christenen voor Israel (CVI) from Holland presented 50,000 tulip bulbs to the Municipality of Jerusalem in a festive ceremony organized by KH

In what has become an annual tradition at the Keren Hayesod supported Nitzana Youth Village, located along the Israeli-Egyptian border in the Western Negev, Hanukkah will be marked by a torch run on Thursday 17th December at 14:00 at Tel Nitzana.

On Friday, October 30, the KH Italy mission visited Michmoret, and specifically Mevo’ot Yam - the Israeli naval school. There, they inaugurated the new dormitories that were renovated with the help of a most generous gift from the Gentilli family from Milano and a matching grant from the Israeli Ministry of Education.

In Memoriam: Mendel Kaplan, Honorary President of Keren Hayesod – UIA Hailed as one the greatest Jewish leaders of our time, Mendel Kaplan's outstanding philanthropy and legendary service to the Jewish people emanated from his consummate passion for Israel and the Jewish people.

At a gala event held at Villa Madama, the official state mansion, Prime Minister Berlusconi spoke last week to 200 Jewish leaders from around the world and called on the European Union to accept Israel as a member.

At a special ceremony at the Mount Scopus Amphitheater in Jerusalem Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Jewish Agency, together with Dick Schutte, Chairman of CVI, presented Israeli ID cards to 230 new immigrants from the FSU

On October 26, Mr. Boris Shpigel, a prominent donor from Russia who supports the absorption of new immigrants from Russia, inaugurated a new dental clinic and a movie theater at the Ben Yakir Youth Village.

On Tuesday, 20 October, the biggest Swedish mission in a decade arrived in Israel to visit projects they supported, and to inaugurate new ones. The mission was accompanied by Mr. Ulf Cahn, director general of the Appeal.

Prime Minister Netanyahu with plaque presented to him by Chairman of the KH World Board of Trustees, Johanna Arbib-Perugia, in recognition of the cooperation between the Government of Israel and KH–UIA, which lead to the renovation of 160 public bomb shelters by KH–UIA donors.

On Thursday morning, October 15, 2009, a very emotional and moving ceremony took place in the presence of three generations of the Hendler family, Yetta, her son Michael and grandson Adam as well as many dear friends.

On a quiet sunny day in Sderot, a new Keren Hayesod Educational Playground was dedicated, thanks to a donation from the Gertner Fund from Austria

In a moving ceremony, a new playground was inaugurated in the heart of Acre's Eshell neighborhood. The playground was donated by the Regensburg Jewish Community through KH Germany.

KH staff including employees, retirees and representatives who have completed their services abroad recently, raised a toast to Rosh Hashanah.

The Holland Keren Hayesod – UIA Young Leadership, toasted Rosh Hashanah with a fun, interactive event to raise money for Dimona's KH – UIA supported "Youth Futures" program.

Director General, Greg Masel, watched with pride as forty members of the IDF marching band crossed Moscow's historic national Square to the strains of the IDF anthem...

In honor of the new school year, the Keren Hayesod’s Women’s Division in Frankfurt came up with a new program - each of the 93 new pupils in the city’s Jewish pre-school was greeted with a welcome gift on their first day!

An interview with KH Geneva's Women's Division ("Feminine Action") President Aviva Panush, during her visit to Israel: "Youth Futures is a magnificent project, worthy of our support"

The Annual Keren Hayesod Tri-Regional Representatives Conference was held this year at the Keren Hayesod offices in Jerusalem on 17-20 August. It was attended by 22 representatives from the European, English-Speaking and Eastern campaigns.

Moscow to host orchestras from throughout the world at next month’s festival. The IDF Orchestra will also participate, thanks to cooperation between Keren Hayesod, the IDF and the military attaché at the Israeli embassy in Moscow

Highly motivated participants who quickly bonded, an itinerary devoted to Keren Hayesod’s social programs, and a series of memorable and emotional meetings - all these made the KH Mission from Belgium and Luxembourg, which took place from May 17 to May 21, an outstanding success.

Members of the Rhema community greet aliyah flight from France and show solidarity with residents of Amigour homes for the elderly, both supported by Keren hayesod

On July 28, friends and supporters of Keren Hayesod’s Young Leadership group spent a pleasant summer evening playing sheshbesh (backgammon) on Vienna's “Tel Aviv Beach,” a project initiated by Israel’s Foreign Ministry

KH Switzerland is blessed with wonderful leaders and activists, who for the past 50 years, have dedicated their free time to the people of Israel. A special ceremony in their honour was held during KH Switzerland's Annual General Meeting on July 8, 2009, in Zurich.

The delegation from Finland enjoyed spectacular success at the recent Maccabiah games. The team's 'chef de mission' was no other than KH Chairman, Leo Dan Bensky. He was assisted by KH Finland Board member, Gil Mishal.

On July 16th, a group of 150 new Latin American olim who arrived in Israel the previous day, gathered at the Western Wall for a Jewish Agency ceremony, attended by distinguished representatives of Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency.

Isaac Marcovich has had a long and successful career in KH. In 2000 he was given Keren Hayesod’s Yakir award for his singular role in the organization. Throughout the years, Isaac has served as a role model of an exemplary community leader.

On July 2nd an important project of Keren Hayesod in Ceuta, Spain was launched. This extraordinary campaign was represented by its President, Mrs. Alicia Barchilón and her husband, Mimon Benzaquen, together with Mr. Yaacov Moreno, Deputy Director of the Europe Region, Keren Hayesod.

In his first official appearance since being elected Jewish Agency Chairman, Natan Sharansky welcomed 75 new immigrants from Ethiopia who just arrived in Israel at July 1st at a ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Keren Hayesod was very happy to welcome the Dutch delegation to the 18th Maccabiah Games and to host the young athletes from Holland at a beautiful relaxed lunch in Jerusalem.

The Jewish Agency is expecting a 15% rise in the number of new immigrants to Israel in 2009 as compared to 2008. A total of 20 special flights organized by the Jewish Agency will land in Israel this summer, bringing some 3,000 new immigrants from around the world.

A by-product of Keren Hayesod–UIA’s many activities and projects aimed at helping the State of Israel and the Jewish people are the strong bonds of friendship that have been forged between Jews and Christians around the world.

In an outstanding gesture of generosity and solidarity with Israel, Benny Sasson of Perth, Australia, shared his Bar Mitvah celebration with the children of Sderot in a very special way – by donating his gifts to the Keren Hayesod – UIA Youth Futures program in Sderot.

Great turn out for the Young Leadership conference in Marseille. Participants from around Europe enjoyed a beautiful and relaxed Shabbat together and continued to demonstrate their support for Israel.

Two significant projects sponsored by the AUJF (L'Appel Unifié Juif de France) – Keren Hayesod France, thanks to a donation from worshippers of the Ozer Dalim Synagogue in Marseilles, were recently inaugurated.

On June 29, a delegation of Israeli officers and NCOs, together with KH representatives in Germany, took part in an extremely moving memorial ceremony at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin

A memorable evening by Lake Geneva for KH Young Leaders with cool drinks, good barbecue and great company.

Participants in the KH Annual World Conference, including members of the IWD and other visitors to Israel, came to honor Mrs. Rose Aboucaya from France, recipient of the KH IWD’s Award of Excellence for 2009. The ceremony took place at the opening event of the Conference, at the Clara Beach - one of the top night spots in Tel Aviv, on June 17th, 2009.

On the 22nd of June members of the Ebenezer Hilfsfonds from Germany visited the Amigour in Jerusalem. It was emotional two days; the entire group of Christian Germans made a moving speech in front of survivors. On the 23rd June, the group sponsored a flight of new immigrants from Ethiopia.

Natan Sharansky was elected to Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency at our Board of Governor's Closing Plenary on Thursday June 25th.

The gift of a beautiful adventure playground – dedicated in loving memory of Julia Koschitzky's parents, Elli and Max Podolski (ZL), in honor of Israel's 60th anniversary – brought new life to the small shady park where Jerusalem's children come daily, looking for recreation.

The relatives of a Jewish man murdered last year in Yemen were among the three families brought to Israel on a secret Jewish Agency mission earlier this week, a member of the Arabian peninsula state's Jewish community said on Tuesday.

On Monday, June 22, 2009, 13 youngsters celebrated their Bar and Bat Mitzvah with a special ceremony at the Kotel in Jerusalem. 8 boys and 5 girls travelled to Jerusalem together with their family to take part in the ceremony supported by the Sydney Women's Division.

Prominent Israeli and world Jewish leaders came together in a grand gesture of appreciation for the distinguished leadership and service to the State of Israel of outgoing Chairman of KH-UIA's World Board of Trustees, Mark Leibler AC.

At a heartwarming ceremony held in Netivot, on June 15th, KH Geneva Chairman Joseph (Jo) Benhamou inaugurated the educational playground he and his wife Viviane gave to the children of this town. Founded in 1956, Netivot today is home to 26,000 inhabitants.

The city of Vienna has celebrated its annual Jewish Street Festival – a must for Keren Hajessod. This year, for the first time with our new Young Leadership group who were very creative and decided to organise a flee market.

On Thursday morning, June 4, 2009 the pavilion garden in memory of Samuel David Hecht z"l, of Melbourne, Australia, was inaugurated at the Hadassah Neurim Youth Village.

On 11 May 2009, Two Net@ Project students, were chosen to present Pope Benedict XVI a special gift on this historic festive occasion

On Thursday 4/6/09 the Dutch Campaign, Collectieve Israel Actie, held together with the Israel Ambassador a special reception to honor four of its active members and good friends who have a special relationship with Israel.

Last week, eight new professional representatives graduated from the Annual Training Seminar Keren Hayesod held for new representatives.

Israel Day – held for the seventh consecutive year - under splendid sunny skies, attracted, as organizer Leo Sucharewicz from I Like Israel commented, many visitors to Munich.

The war in Gaza had sent out some very clear messages, former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman told community members at a luncheon organized by the United Jewish Campaign at the Albow Centre.

The annual traditional grand lunch organized by the Women’s Committee to raise money for the “AUJF” (Appel Unifié Juif de France) took place at the Pavillon d’Armenonville.

On Wednesday, April 22, a flight carrying 77 olim from South Africa and Zimbabwe landed in Ben Gurion airport. In record time, less then 24 hours after landing, the olim launched their new lives, as fully fledged Israeli citizens, at a symbolic ceremony which took place at the Western Wall.

It was an honour and privilege for over 1200 women in Sydney and Perth to hear Karnit Goldwasser, widow of abducted IDF soldier Ehud Goldwasser, give the keynote address at UIA Women’s Division Campaign events.

On Thursday, April 23, 2009, a special gathering was held in the office of the Keren Hayesod Chairman, Ambassador Avi Pazner, in order to celebrate the retirement of Stanley Seef from the Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Joint Ceremony in the Courtyard of Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal, the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Fund (KKL)

On Thursday, April 16, 2009, the Saunders family from Hong Kong visited the Absorption Center in Mevasseret Zion, one of many absorption centers located throughout Israel that give new immigrants their first home in Israel.

On 17-18/3/09 KH Finland opened it's campaign year with a number of events.

At precisely 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, the State of Israel stopped in its tracks. For two minutes, traffic came to a halt on the highways and employees put down their work.

One hundred members of the Paris Women's Divison of Keren Hayesod took part in the annual Major Donors Luncheon, marking the opening of this year's Women's Division Campaign

The 2009 UIA Hong Kong – Keren Hayesod campaign kicked off to an enthusiastic start as 150 friends and supporters convened at the Hong Kong JCC for the "UIA Solidarity and Appeal" evening on March 4th.

Over 100 members of the Hong Kong Jewish community filled the Garden Room of the JCC on March 29th to hear a lecture given by Karnit Goldwasser, widow of abducted soldier Ehud Goldwasser (z''l)

On the 15th of February 2009 Young Leadership Holland organised an After Valentine Dinner with an auction.

Over 500 women attended the United Israel Appeal Women's Division Breakfast held on Wednesday 4th March at Carousel. The morning raised much needed funds for the project Youth Futures which gives youngsters at risk opportunities for education and self-improvement.

One hundred and fifty guests congregated on 9 December 2008 at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris for the AUJF (Keren Hayesod France)’s annual Large Donors Dinner.

Over 1100 guests attended the 2009 United Israel Appeal Annual Gala Dinner held on Thursday 12th March Crown’s Palladium Room.

On Tuesday, March 17th, two fully renovated dorms at Hadassah Neurim Youth Village, near Natanya, were dedicated by KH Holland leader Louise Paktor. The funds for this project were given by the Jaeger Foundation, created by Louise Paktor's father.

Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal of NSW Australia held four very successful 2009 General and Young Leadership Division Campaign Events from Sunday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

On February 18, a mission from the French Congo, led by Fabienne Petit, President of Israel Vous Aime Travel and Voyages Agency, and Kilema Kaminni Omari, President of Ecoc - Centre Evangélique Maranatha, visited Keren Hayesod-supported projects

The newly-renovated teaching and learning resources workshops were inaugurated at a moving ceremony held on March 1 at the David Yellin Teaching College in Jerusalem’s Beit Hakerem neighborhood.

The Government of Israel/Jewish Agency/Keren Hayesod-UIA/UJC Coordinating Committee met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday, February 23

Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, appeared before Keren Hayesod-UIA's Campaign Cabinet on Friday, February 20. Speaking before the organization’s leadership and professional staff, he fervently called for Jewish solidarity

Veteran Israel Radio and Israel Television reporter Dan Scemama, 60, died on Saturday night after a year-long battle with cancer. Dan Scemama served as Keren Hayesod emissary to England between 1983–1985, and as emissary to Belgium between 1999–2001

On the 1st January the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tsipi Livni, came to Paris to speak to the President of the Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy and her French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner. She started her short visit with a meeting with the representatives of the Jewish Community.

The youth in southern Israel, living at Jewish Agency facilities, received a special surprise from Dutch Christian Supporters of Israel who came to visit them at the conclusion of Operation Cast Lead.

On Thursday, January 29, 2009, Keren Hayesod Jerusalem was delighted to arrange and accompany a special KH-UIA day for the Hineni group visiting from Australia. The day was an extraordinary experience!

Ilana Sosner from Berlin finished her first Tiberias Marathon on January 08th 2009. She dedicated her run to the Keren Hayesod-supported ETGARIM Project for hospitalised children

The Casper-Bloom Family of Melbourne, Australia recently enjoyed a family Mission in Israel from December 28, 2008 - January 8, 2009.

Italian Jewish leaders, members of the Italian coalition and members of the opposition flew to Israel for a 48-hour Solidarity Mission.

On January 12th in Milan, Keren Hayesod organised a solidarity evening with the Western Negev communities suffering under fire...

KH has raised thousands of euros to help the residents of the south, terror victims, and IDF soldiers

I am in Israel for 3 days with a French solidarity mission and am reporting to you what I see day by day.

n a moving ceremony which took place on January 4, the Wapnick Family Playground was dedicated in Kiryat Yam.

Gavriel was co-head of a five-person delegation from the CIA Young Leadership who came to run at Nitzana to raise funds for Ayalim.

In what has become an annual tradition at the Keren Hayesod supported Nitzana Youth Village, located along the Israeli-Egyptian border in the Western Negev...

Laurence Borot from Paris, France, was unanimously reelected to a second term as World President of the Women's Division.

Over a hundred people gathered on Wednesday afternoon, November 19, at the International Cultural & Community Center located in the heart of the Jerusalem Emeq Refaim...

Keren Hayesod Austria National Vice-President Gerard Sonnenschein, who also serves as the President of the Jewish Community of Graz...

In a moving ceremony held on October 31 at the Soroka Medical Center, the cornerstone was laid for the 4th floor of the Saban Pediatric Medical Center...

For the second year running two events were held in Manila as part of our Keren Hayesod campaign building process in the Philippines.

The birth, or rebirth, of a Women’s Division in Keren Hayesod is a moving phenomenon of great significance...

On Wednesday 23 July 2008, the Zionist Council held a “Youth Day” on the premises of the National Institutions. The aim of this educational event was to promote the involvement of youth movement leaders...

The Annual Keren Hayesod Tri-Regional Representatives Conference was held this year in Haifa, between August 4 and August 7.

Sporting T-shirts that proclaimed "Aliya – I did it", a group of 100 new olim who arrived in Israel on Monday night, gathered at the Western Wall for a Jewish Agency...

110 young people, next-generation leaders of Keren Hayesod from 18 countries from around the world, took part in the festive opening ceremony marking Israel's 60th birthday

The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Leib Jaffe z"l are hosted by Ambassador Avi Pazner, World Chairman of Keren Hayesod, at the KH headquarters in Jerusalem...

Harvey Wolfe, the recipient of the Israel Goldstein Prize for Distinguished Leadership, KH-UIA's highest honor, received three standing ovations at the President's residence

Gift of Mrs. Estera Lewkowicz-Korenberg, Brussels, Belgium

Festive opening event and presentation of Yakir Award in the presence of Vice PM Ramon

5.5.08, Canaan, Germany - The Lord works in mysterious ways … one finds Friends of Israel in the most unexpected places. “Canaan”, Germany is one of those places.

On Sunday, 11 May 2008, dozens of members of one of our largest campaigns in Latin America who were on a special Keren Hayesod ...

In a ceremony at Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, 27 May 2008...