MembersA Fresh Start for 1,500 Students From 42 Countries

While they will undoubtedly miss their old friends, the more than 1,500 new immigrant school children will make plenty of new friends among their Israeli classmates.

By Michael Selutin |
school children
Photo: Jewish Agency

These are the children of families brought to Israel from 42 different countries over the past year with the help of the Jewish Agency.

Most of the children come from Russia (around...

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