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September 5, 2002
28 Elul, 5762
Jerusalem

Upcoming Events for the Week of 8-14 September
Open to Press Coverage

  • Monday, 9 September. Kibbutz Palmachim. An ulpan ("intensive Hebrew language course) will be initiated in Kibbutz Palmachim to accommodate 40 new immigrants. 

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 08:00, Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Jewish Agency Chairman will visit a Jerusalem kindergarten where they will express their appreciation to World Jewry for their contribution of NIS 100 million for the security of Israeli schoolchildren during the 2002-03 school year. Details will be given in an announcement to be issued on 9 September. 

  • Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-11 September. Jerusalem, 15:00-20:00. Symposia will be devoted to Diaspora Jewish Zionist Education in the context of a course organized on the training of human resources. Academic specialists, pedagogues, medical and legal experts will present papers.

Events Commemorating the September 11th Terror Attack in the USA

  • Tuesday, 10 September, Association of American and Canadians in Israel-JNF Memorial Forest, off Shaar Hagai Junction. Annual Memorial Ceremony for North Americans who fell in the line of duty in the security forces of the State of Israel and for North American victims of hostilities and terror. This year, 25 names will be added. Col. Miri Eisen, of the IDF Intelligence Corps, will deliver an oration. This ceremony will take on added significance because of the proximity to the anniversary of the September 11th attack and to the War against Terror, which is being waged in its wake. Buses will depart at 15:00 from the AACI offices, 11 Pinsker St., Jerusalem. (For information about the ceremony contact the AACI at 02-5661181)  

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 14:00 at the Renaissance Hotel, Jerusalem. The second Conference of Aloh Na'Aleh, an association of professionals, Rabbis and laypeople who have successfully made Aliyah and are dedicated to motivating North American Jews to consider Aliyah as a real option. The conference will begin with a moment of silence and memorial for those who perished in the September 11th attack.  

  • Wednesday, 11 September, Jerusalem, Washington, New York, Atlanta 16:30 (Israeli time). United Jewish Communities of North America videoconference, commemorating the anniversary September 11th attack.  

Anticipated Aliyah Statistics

  • During the coming week 398 immigrants are expected to arrive in Israel. Of these, 147 are from Russia, 67 are from the Central Asian Republics of the Former Soviet Union and the Southern Caucasus, 51 are from Argentina, 44 are from Ethiopia, 26 are from Ukraine, 22 are from France, and the rest are from the USA, the UK, India, Colombia and Mexico.  

  • During the course of the coming week 197 students in Jewish Agency educational programs such as the Sela (university preparatory) program and the Na'Aleh (high school) program are expected to arrive in Israel.  

Milestones in the History of Zionism

  • 10 September 1952. The Retribution Agreement was signed with West Germany. According to terms of the agreement, West Germany paid DM 3 billion to Israel and DM 450 million to the Claims Commission.  

  • 12 September 1917. Upon Jabotinsky's initiative, the Royal Fusiliers battalions were founded in the context of the Jewish Legion.  

The Communications and Information Unit of the Jewish Agency wishes you a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful New Year.   

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