Aliyah Press Kit

Press Releases

Yom HaAliyah: The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Celebrates Helping Thousands of Jews Make Aliyah in 2023

April 17, 2024

Global aid organization’s aliyah (immigration to Israel) effort continues despite rise in global conflict.

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews helps South American Olim find new lives in Israel

August 31, 2022

With the help of The Fellowship, 84 new olim (immigrants) from South America have made their way home to the Holy Land.

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews now offers emergency medical flights to assist disabled elderly as they evacuate Ukraine

May 10, 2022

The Fellowship is sponsoring emergency medical evacuation flights from Moldova to Israel to help disabled elderly safely escape Ukraine.

250 new immigrants from Ukraine will spend their first Israel Independence Day in the Holy Land

May 3, 2022

Special flights sponsored by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews assist Jews fleeing the war-torn country.

Despite Strict Airport Closure, Aliyah to Israel Persists

February 26, 2021

Fellowship Freedom Flights carrying 150 olim (immigrants) from Ukraine arrived in Israel despite the nation’s closure of its airports and land borders.

Fact Sheet

Elderly woman wearing white headscarf and shawl waves flag of Israel standing in front of an airplane

The Fellowship has supported aliyah for decades. Since the organization’s founding in 1983, The Fellowship has helped more than 760,000 Jews find the promise of new life in Israel. Once in Israel, these olim (immigrants) are given the chance - some for the first time in their lives - to live freely as Jews.

Photos

Young girl smiling and waving the Israeli flag as she walks off of the airplane. — Ukrainian Refugee Flight 2022 - Photo: Guy Yechiely

Yael Eckstein holding the hand of an elderly woman to help her down the stairs on the jetway — Flight of olim from Ukraine to Israel February 21, 2022 - Photo: Ilan Assayag

Group of olim standing on tarmac with hands raised and holding flag of Israel — Freedom Flight 2021 from Argentina and Brazil - Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv

Elderly woman kisses the ground on the tarmac at the bottom of the jetway — French Freedom Flight, August 3, 2020 at Ben Gurion Airport - Photo: Olivier Fitoussi

Minister of Aliyah and Klitah Pnina Tamano-Shata and Yael Eckstein stand at the bottom of the jetway holding flag of Israel — Freedom Flight from Ukraine, October 26, 2020 - Photo: Olivier Fitoussi

Adult man with yarmulke and flag of Israel kneels to kiss the ground — Ethiopian Fellowship Freedom Flight, December 22, 2020 - Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv

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