PROJECT HEAD
Dr. Shlomo Fischer
CONTRIBUTORS
Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Susanne Cohen-Weisz, Rémi Daniel, Chaya Ekstein, Dan Feferman, Avi Gil, Inbal Hakman, Michael Herzog, Simon Luxemburg, David Landes, Dov Maimon, Steven Popper, Uzi Rebhun, Shmuel Rosner, John Ruskay, Noah Slepkov, Shalom Solomon Wald, Einat Wilf
EDITORS
Barry Geltman
Rami Tal
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3 According to an as-yet-unpublished survey commissioned by Qualita (an umbrella organization for Francophone olim), French immigrants’ level of satisfaction with Israeli employment-absorption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
The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) is an independent professional policy planning think tank incorporated as a private non-profit company in Israel. The mission of the Institute is to ensure the thriving of the Jewish People and the Jewish civilization by engaging in professional strategic thinking and planning on issues of primary concern to world Jewry. Located in Jerusalem, the concept of JPPI regarding the Jewish People is global, and includes aspects of major Jewish communities with Israel as one of them, at the core.
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Givat Ram Campus, P.O.B. 39156
Jerusalem, 9139101, Israel
info@jppi.org.il
+972-2-563-5040
+972-2-563-3356