Daily Archives: November 24, 2014

Jewish Agency Rescues Group of Immigrants from Donetsk

AliyahBy The Jerusalem Connection November 24, 2014 Leave a comment

By JEWISH AGENCY— A group of six olim (immigrants) from the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine landed in Israel a short time ago (Tuesday, May 27) following a fast-paced operation put into action by The Jewish Agency for Israel due to the battles surrounding the city’s airport. Battles between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels…

New aliyah facility in Dnipropetrovsk

AliyahBy The Jerusalem Connection November 24, 2014 Leave a comment

By JNS.ORG— The Jewish Agency opened a new center in Ukraine last week, meant to offer assistance to Jews who fled the eastern part of the country over the fighting between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. The crisis in Ukraine and the sharp increase in anti-Semitic attacks have prompted hundreds of the country’s Jews…