Jewish Agency

Established in 1929, the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) served as a governmental body for the Jewish community prior to the establishment of the nation of Israel. After the establishment of an Israeli state in 1948, the JAFI was commissioned to facilitate the Jewish immigration to Israel. The organization continues to help bring Jews to their homeland, and maintains outreach programs that invest in Jewish communities outside of Israel.

Operation Promise is a JAFI initiative that is committed to reaching out to generations of Jews around the world. The program focuses on providing assistance to Jewish communities in Ethiopia, and the former Soviet Union.

• Google News: Jewish Agency
• Jerusalem Post: Jewish Agency Fiercely Defends Restructuring Plans (March 25, 2008)
• Haaretz: Jewish Agency Turns to Haredi Donors As Budget Dwindles (March 24, 2008)
  • "There is an attempt here to bring a new kind of donor to the agency, because of the financial problems the organization is experiencing"
• Jerusalem Post: Jewish Agency's Vulnerability Underlined (March 21, 2008)
• Haaretz: Jewish Agency Mulls Closing Its Historic Immigration Department (March 20, 2008)
• Jerusalem Post: Israel Believes Jewish Agency Attack Unplanned (March 17, 2008)
• Haaretz: Firebombs Hurled into Home of Jewish Agency Representative in U.S. (March 16, 2008)
• Jerusalem Post: Bielski: Mobilize Against Hamas Worldwide (March 9, 2008)