Posts Tagged: Jewish Immigration
Canada Will Formally Apologize for Turning Away Jewish Refugees in 1939
JNS.org - Canada will formally apologize for turning away a boat full of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939. Speaking at a Jewish fundraiser for March...
40 Percent Rise This Year in Global Immigration to Israel, Report Shows
A new report shows that Jewish immigration to Israel from around the world rose more than 40 percent in the first three months of 2015,...
Ukrainian Jewish Immigration to Israel Rises 70 Percent Amid Instability
JNS.org - Ukrainian Jewish immigration to Israel has risen 70 percent in 2014 amid the recent political upheaval in that country. According to the Jewish...
Jewish Immigration to Israel Drops 2% in 2012
Times of Israel/JTA - Jewish immigration to Israel registered a 2 percent drop last year, a trend bucked by new arrivals from Europe and...
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s Legacy
In 1992, Republican Whip Senator Alan Simpson from Wyoming, who was critical of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's policies, told me: "How can I like Prime...
Yitzhak Shamir and Israeli History
I first met Yitzhak Shamir a few months after I made my aliya from the rapidly declining Soviet Union in the summer of 1990. Back...
Jewish Groups Praise Obama’s Immigration Shift
In a decision that could affect as many as 800,000 immigrants, the Obama administration has decided it will no longer be deporting undocumented immigrants who...
