She made aliyah at 16 - today, she's teaching the next generation about AI
Since July 2024, Prof. Claudia V. Goldman has been an associate professor in the Data Science Department at the Hebrew University Business School in Jerusalem.
Since July 2024, Prof. Claudia V. Goldman has been an associate professor in the Data Science Department at the Hebrew University Business School in Jerusalem.
According to Aliyah and Integration Ministry Director-General Dganit Sankar-Langa, Israel is expected to receive between 18,000 and 20,000 immigrants in 2026.
“It’s such an incredible blessing to be here. I really feel it was the mission of my life to facilitate my family’s return to Israel,” retired judge David Parry said of his aliyah journey.
From learning Hebrew to making new friends, five young olim share the excitement and nerves of finding their place in an Israeli classroom.
Russia topped the list of countries sending new immigrants to Israel, followed by France and the US, as more than 20,000 olim arrived during the Jewish year 5786.
Artist Ma’ayan reflects on her journey from New York to Jerusalem, finding her spiritual home, discovering her artistic voice, and turning loss and renewal into art.
A chance encounter with a Chabad rabbi and the sound of the shofar awakened Yosef Turtora's Jewish identity, setting him on a journey from Arizona back to his birthplace in Israel.
“It’s record-breaking for us,” Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Vice President of Diaspora Partnerships, Marc Rosenberg, said.
The immigrants are part of an unprecedented wave of aliyah taking place during the summer months, from June through September.
Sitting in their apartment on a sweltering summer afternoon, bowed by old age but not broken, Sandy and Rosalie tell the story of their lives, their aliyah, and their future.
"We will propose a national plan that will call on young people to return home and on Jews around the world to make aliyah to Israel, because this is our national home," Eisenkot said.