1 “Any Jew who wishes to immigrate to Israel will be welcomed with open arms and warm and accepting hearts. They will not arrive in a foreign land but rather the land of our forefathers. God willing, they will come and many of you will come to the home of all of us.” From: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the Grand Synagogue of Paris on January 11, 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTvQlmWRvWA
2 Government of Israel, Government Resolution No. 1736: http://www.pmo.gov.il/Secretary/GovDecisions/2014/Pages/dec1736.aspx
Government of Israel, Government Resolution No. 1737: http://www.pmo.gov.il/Secretary/GovDecisions/2014/Pages/dec1737.aspx
Government of Israel, Government Resolution No. 2225: http://www.pmo.gov.il/SecretaryGovDecisions/2010/Pages/des2025.aspx
Government of Israel, Government Resolution No. 2446:
http://www.pmo.gov.il/Secretary/GovDecisions/2015/Pages/des2446.aspx
3 According to an as-yet-unpublished survey commissioned by Qualita (an umbrella organization for Francophone olim), French immigrants’ level of satisfaction with Israeli employment-absorption services is low (3 on a scale of 10); most olim are interested in vocational training and many are uninformed about the existence of training program vouchers.
4 Although the research findings may seem unrealistic (over 75% of French Jews are considering emigration) and inconsistent with current Aliyah rates, they nevertheless indicate uncertainty regarding destinations and the existence of a potentially significant pool of individuals eligible for Aliyah who are open to hearing about their options in Israel.
The IFOP study: http://www.ifop.fr/media/pressdocument/883-1-document_file.pdf.
The IPSOS study: http://www.fondationjudaisme.org/wp-content/uploads/PRESENTATION-GLOBALE-ENQUETE.pdf.
In 2012, 49% of French Jews expressed interest in emigrating due to concerns about personal security (per a study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights): http://fra.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/data-and-maps/survey-data-explorer-discrimination-and-hate-crime-against
5 According to a position paper by Qualita (an umbrella organization for Francophone olim) that was submitted to Absorption Minister Ze’ev Elkin in May 2016.
6 Deloitte Information Technologies Israel Ltd. The Economic Impact of Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah on the State of Israel, October, 2009, p. 4.
7 Courtesy of Qualita.
8 On relocating companies from France and creating thousands of new workplaces suited to olim, see the Jewish People Policy Institute’s innovative plan: http://jppi.org.il/uploads/Plan%20for%20Immigration%20from%20France-En.pdf
Article Library / 2016
2016 Annual Assessment
- Foreword
- Part 1
- Part 2: Dimensions of Jewish Well-Being
- Geopolitics
- An Opportunity for a Geopolitical Adjustment
- State-Level Anti-BDS Legislative Initiatives – Overview and Recommendations
- Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Index on anti-Semitism in Europe
- India and Israel
- Two Years since Narendra Modi’s Election Victory
- One Man’s Whim – or Long-Term Forces of History?
- Why is India important? The Numbers
- India’s Soft Power Assets
- India’s Quest for Great Power Status
- Fast Growing Links with the Middle East
- Energy and Economic Links with the Middle East
- Islam: India’s Historical and Cultural Bonds with the Muslim Middle East
- Steady Growth of Indo-Israeli Relations
- A Dearth of Information and Cultural Links
- The India-Israel-Jewish People Triangle
- Endnotes
- Demography
- Bonds Within and Between Communities
- Identity Formation and Expression
- What are the Main Components of Jewishness? Results of JPPI Surveys
- After the Zionist Revolution: Patterns of Jewish Collective Identity among Israeli Jews
- Religious Zionism in Israel Today: Toward the Center
- Introduction
- The Drive Toward Political and Moral Leadership
- The Disengagement from Gaza and the Face-to-Face Project
- Integral Nationalism
- The Historical Antecedents for the Contemporary Jewish Home Party
- Religious Zionists in the Likud
- Jewish Home Control of the Ministries of Education and Justice
- Religious Zionists in the Army
- Religious Zionists in the Mainstream Electronic Media
- The Reduction in Religiosity
- Being Less Sectarian and Religious Increases the Impact and Appeal of Religious Zionism
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- Material Resources
- People of the Book
- Geopolitics
- Part 3: Feature Articles
- Orthodox Jews in the United States
- Introduction
- Varieties of Orthodox Judaism
- The Hasidic Community
- The Yeshivish Community
- Heimish Jews
- The Modern Orthodox Community
- The Sephardic Community
- Chabad-Lubavitch
- The Challenge of Orthodox Growth to Mainstream Jewish Organizations
- General Education
- Citizenship
- Individual Rights
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- French Aliyah: Governmental Efforts and Recommendations
- Successful absorption is the key to encouraging Aliyah
- Assessing the potential: 200,000 French Jews are considering immigration to Israel
- Socio-Cultural Profile of French Olim
- Employment prospects and Aliyah
- Employment Prospects and Aliyah
- Implementing Government Resolutions
- Additional Efforts Required in the Employment Sphere
- Employment and businesses
- Housing and Communal Life
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- Austrian Jewry 70+ Years after the Shoah
- Introduction
- Communal Framework
- Demography
- Leadership
- From “Sitting on Packed Suitcases” to “Feeling at Home”
- External Representation – Changing Relationship with the Gentile Surroundings
- Restitution
- Changes in the Austrian Shoah Introspection
- Jewish Group Identity
- Infrastructure and Jewish Life
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- Orthodox Jews in the United States
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