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The Facts:

  • Throughout the Jewish world, we are losing more than 100 Jews every single day
  • Intermarriage in the FSU has climbed to over 80%
  • Less than 20% of the Jewish population has any affiliation with a Jewish framework
  • There are increasing numbers of young people in the FSU whose connection to their Jewish identity and to our people hangs in the balance

    FACT: The next generation in the FSU is vanishing—and with them the future of these Jewish communities.

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    HEFTZIBA: ENSURING THE SURVIVAL OF JEWISH EDUCATION

    In September 2003, the Jewish Agency for Israel, together with Israel's Ministry of Education, assumed management of the Heftziba network of formal Jewish education institutions in the FSU.  The network is made up of 43 Jewish day schools and 114 Sunday Schools; a total enrollment of approximately 16,000 children.  Though the objectives of Heftziba are numerous and intricate – developing curriculum to enhance Jewish and Israel-oriented education for target populations in the FSU; offering advanced training to teachers; enriching the overall educational program of the schools; and eventually, expanding both the number of participating schools and the number of students – the Jewish Agency sees its involvement in Heftziba as a golden opportunity for placing Israel at the center of Jewish education throughout the FSU.

    The Jewish Agency bolsters Heftziba through range and depth of human and material resources: specialists who are sent abroad to conduct professional development sessions for local educators and workshops for different groups of students; sophisticated, state-of-the-art distance learning systems that reach audiences around the world; a training center in Israel that brings hundreds of teachers every year for in-service seminars; and curricula experts who design informative and creative educational programs on every aspect of Jewish and Israel subjects. With years of experience in providing pluralistic, comprehensive Jewish and Israel-oriented educational services on a global basis, the Jewish Agency is uniquely positioned to implement a range of innovative programs that will allow the Jews living in the FSU to pursue their quest for Jewish knowledge. 

    For further information please contact: frd@jafi.org


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