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Israel Discount Bank Group (IDB) to cooperate with the Jewish Agency and UJC in assisting Northern and Southern Communities.

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	Ethiopia cancels parts of closure order on last Falashmura camp March 31, 2007 By Ayanawo Farada Sanbatu, Haaretz Correspondent The Ethiopian government announced on Friday it had canceled certain portions of a closure order on a camp in Gondar province used


	The power of giving March 30, 2007 Click here to read more.


	Israeli woman 'a living bridge' to Del. Jews March 29, 2007 By JENNIFER ZEBERKIEWICZ, Special to The News Journal Emissary Hila Elhayany uses a trivia game to teach first-graders at the Albert Einstein Academy about Israeli history.


	Ethiopian stories: hoping for Israel March 29, 2007 By Elana Ringler Video -- Ethiopians whose roots trace back to Judaism are living in squalid overcrowded shacks in what was founded as a transition camp to prepare them for life in


	Groups monitor Falash Mura March 29, 2007 By Uriel Heilman Ethiopians waiting to immigrate to Israel are served lunch at the Gondar aid compound in February 2006.


	Two immigrants share stories of feeling at home in Israel March 29, 2007 By LYN STEGEMILLER Tribune Staff Writer Ina Rosenberg, left, and Irina Kopytova share a laugh after discovering that Rosenberg's mother was from the same city, Gomel, in Belarus,


	Agency aids Israel as 'heart of Jewish future' March 29, 2007 By LYN STEGEMILLER Tribune Staff Writer "No matter if we still live in America or we live in other places of the world, we know that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish nation,"


	Seder Prayer created for kidnapped soldiers March 29, 2007 Jewish Agency Chairman Ze’ev Bielski (photo) called on Jews worldwide to say a special Seder prayer for Israel’s three kidnapped soldiers, Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser and


	Ethiopian authorities closed the main Jewish aid compound March 29, 2007 Ethiopian authorities closed the main Jewish aid compound that serves the Falash Mura population waiting to immigrate to Israel.


	Ethiopia closes last remaining Falashmura emigration camp March 29, 2007 By Ayanawo Farada Sanbatu, Haaretz Correspondent The Ethiopian government closed a camp in Gondar province used as a community center for approximately 7,000 Falashmura Ethiopians


	Active retirees get opportunity to volunteer in Israel March 29, 2007 By ADAM SEGAL Special to The CJN A group of Canadians, including Sid Brail, second from right, and his wife Judy, third from left, picked oranges and grapefruits for the Israel


	Special prayer on Passover for three captive Israeli soldiers March 29, 2007 The Jewish Agency for Israel is urging Jews to say a special prayer on Passover for three captive Israeli soldiers. Cpl.


	The Diaspora March 28, 2007 By Elana Ringler Video -- For many Ethiopian Jews immigrating to Israel has meant the promise of a better life.


	'Human side of Israel': Israeli teens spend time with local students March 28, 2007 by Gabe Ross WJW Intern Roxanne Psaltis skipped her math class last Thursday. Instead, the Sherwood High School sophomore made some new friends.


	Living among Israelis: Local students journey to Jewish state March 28, 2007 By Anath Hartmann Daniel Peaceman was ready to go straight to college after high school, but his mother had other plans for him.


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	Special Seder prayer for kidnapped soldiers prepared March 28, 2007 By HAVIV RETTIG Kidnapped IDF soldiers Eldad Regev (right) and Ehud Goldwasser.


	MASA looking for a few good Jews March 27, 2007 BY: DOUGLAS J. GUTH, Senior Staff Reporter Max Wertheim, 19, with friends from his Young Judea program.


	CHRONOLOGY-Ethiopian immigration to Israel March 27, 2007 (Reuters Africa) - Thousands of Ethiopians who say their Jewish roots entitle them to live in Israel are stuck in a squalid camp in Ethiopia, their dream of a promised land fading as


	Squalor and shrinking hope for Ethiopian Jews March 27, 2007 By Elana Ringler GONDAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Thousands of Ethiopians who say their Jewish roots entitle them to live in Israel are stuck in a squalid camp in Ethiopia, their dream