Peoplehood and Jewish Culture
March 14, 2010 by Bob Goldfarb
Filed under Jewish Culture, New on eJP
After establishing a Jewish Peoplehood Hub last November , the Jewish Agency now has explicitly embraced the concept of Jewish Peoplehood as its top priority. The question is, just what does peoplehood mean? One answer comes from»
Interview With Alan Hoffmann
March 12, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from Haaretz:
Alan Hoffman: Immigration in the future will be out of ‘choice’
The Jewish Agency’s recently publicized shift in priorities – putting Jewish identity building ahead of immigration to Israel – does not mean the agency is abandoning its»
Interior Ministry Reps Will Return to Ethiopia
March 9, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Jerusalem Post:
Yishai: Falash Mura aliya to be resolved within a year
Interior Minister Eli Yishai pledged Monday to bring the aliya of the Falash Mura to its final phase within a year, and said that after Pessah»
The Case for Change: A Challenge to the Jewish Agency
March 7, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Jewish Philanthropy, Local Israel, New on eJP, Philanthropy in Israel
by Gil Troy
Change is easy to endorse and hard to implement – if it’s easy, it means it’s not being done right. If it’s not systematic, it’s sloppy; if it’s cosmetic, it’s fleeting. Today, new directions must be forged,»
The Challenge for The Jewish Agency
March 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Opinion, Philanthropy in Israel, The World
The Agency’s New Agenda
an editorial from The Forward
The Jewish Agency for Israel is embarking on a bold and necessary attempt to create a new mission for itself, downplaying its historic role in promoting immigration to Israel and»
The New Jewish Agency Approach: Peoplehood for Survival
March 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP, Philanthropy in Israel, The World
A new emphasis on ‘Peoplehood’ reflects both the economic reality and Russian roots of The Jewish Agency.
by Gal Beckerman
Natan Sharansky knows he’s disturbing the status quo. Days before the most recent meeting of the Board of Governors, the»
Misha Galperin Takes on Senior Global Jewish Agency Role
March 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Press Release
The Jewish Agency is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Misha Galperin to a newly established senior position for Global Public Affairs and Financial Resource Development. The position consolidates into one the existing functions of directing The Agency’s External»
August (1929) and Everything After: The Jewish Agency at the Crossroads of History
March 2, 2010 by Seth Cohen
Filed under New on eJP, The World
The fruit of three thousand years of civilization and a hundred generations of suffering may not be sacrificed by us. It will be sacrificed if dissipated. Assimilation is national suicide. And assimilation can be prevented only by preserving national characteristics»
Jewish Agency Names New Director General
February 28, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Local Israel
Alan Hoffmann, currently the Director General, Education Department – Jewish Agency for Israel, has been named Director General of the Jewish Agency. Alan succeeds Moshe Vigdor who has accepted the same position with the Council for Higher Education and the»
2030: The Recommendations
The Recommendations – 2030: Alternative Futures for the Jewish People
The authors’ opinion is that the Jewish People has never been as strong as it is today, in terms of both the military power and global standing of Israel,»
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