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Global Antisemitism Surged 340% from 2022 to 2024, New Report Finds
The World Zionist Organization and The Jewish Agency for Israel presented the 2024 Antisemitism Report to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The report documents a 288% increase in antisemitic incidents in the United States, peaking in April 2024.
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Jewish Agency Increases Campus Emissary Presence 20% Amid Surging Antisemitism
The Israel Fellows help fulfill campus environments’ role as safe spaces for education, tolerance, and diversity at a time when Jewish students’ safety and wellbeing is at stake.
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The Jewish Agency Condemns Antisemitic Terror Attack in Washington, DC
The brutal terror attack on May 21 in Washington, DC, which claimed the lives of Israeli embassy employees Yaron Lishinsky and Sarah Milgram, was a heinous act of violence and a hate crime, carried out near the Capital Jewish Museum and during an American Jewish Committee (AJC) event.
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In 2024, The Jewish Agency Bolstered and Connected Israel and World Jewry in a Time of Crisis
35,000 Olim came to Israel since the war began; 11,000 families impacted by terrorism received assistance from global Jewry; and 2,300 Shlichim strengthened Jewish communities amid surging antisemitism.
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The Jewish Agency to Light World’s Largest Digital Menorah
From Kiryat Shmona to Melbourne, from Sderot to Washington, from Jerusalem to Paris, anyone can light a virtual candle during Chanukah of 2024 that will be projected on Israel’s National Institutions building.
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Global Jewish Leaders to Stand with Israel as The Jewish Agency Holds Board of Governors Meetings
Amid the ongoing Swords of Iron War and rising antisemitism worldwide, visiting leaders from across the Jewish world will strategize around contributing to Israel’s resilience.
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The Jewish Agency and Mosaic United to Bring 1,500 Israeli Teens to Jewish Summer Camps
“Campers2Gether” initiative responds to today’s stark realities for Jewish youth worldwide, including displacement and loss for Israelis, and antisemitism on the other side of the ocean
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Antisemitism on North American College Campuses
Nati Szczupak, Director of Jewish Agency Campus Israel Fellows, describes the latest trends in antisemitism (as of November 2022) and how our Israel Fellows are responding.
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Marching in Solidarity Against Antisemitism
More than 25,000 people marched against antisemitism in New York on Sunday, January 5, at the No Hate No Fear solidarity march while hundreds participated in a parallel rally in Jerusalem.
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Mutual Support & Strength on Campus
As an Israel Fellow serving a university in New York, Lielle has been supporting Jewish students on campus as they seek community and a safe place to connect with Jewish peers since the start of the war in Israel, while also gaining support and strength herself from the students.
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Building Bridges and Representing Israel’s Diversity
As a Jewish Agency Campus Israel Fellow at a college in Wisconsin, Rabeen is ensuring Jewish students feel supported, connected and empowered, and also enriching students’ understanding of the unique Druze culture.
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Engaging Jewish & Non-Jewish Students On Campus
Liad, a second-year Jewish Agency Campus Israel Fellow at a Pennsylvania university, has been working hard, especially since the October 7 attacks, to support and empower Jewish students on campus and also engage with non-Jewish students to help them better understand Israel beyond the headlines.
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Returning to Her Happy Place at Camp
After the events of October 7 and being evacuated from her kibbutz, Daria is thankful for the support she received from her camp friends and wanted to come back as a Camp Shlichah to give back to those who were there for her during these past difficult months.
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30 Years Since Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center Bombing
After serving as a Jewish Agency Summer Camp Israeli emissary years ago, Lior was excited to return to the U.S. as a Campus Israel Fellow and have deep conversations about Israel and Judaism with students.