Aliyah

Aliyah Minister urges Israel to prepare for wave of French immigrants as student protests intensify

France experienced what was described as a “day of rage” on Tuesday, which was expected to mark the peak of clashes that had unfolded across the country in recent days.

Demonstrators hold lit flares behind a banner reading AUTODEFENSE Lyceenne, amid smoke and flags. Grenoble, Isere, France, October 6, 2026.
THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

Lawrence Shenkin stands at a protest.

Israeli gov't's betrayal of Zionism: Aliyah is not a privilege for the Right alone - opinion

New French Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on August 3, 2026.

Altruistic Aliyah: A tool for world Jewry to transform Israeli policy from within - opinion


Israel axes aliyah approval for Jewish activists involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy - interview

The Population and Immigration Authority overturned the aliyah approvals of two activists in their 20s, who have worked with Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

Lawrence Shenkin stands at a protest.

Ethiopian aliyah activist fears for family's life as armed activities increase across Amhara region

Ababa, 39, a Lod resident and longtime aliyah activist in the Ethiopian Israeli community, has struggled to reach relatives who remain in the Gondar area of Amhara.

Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region.

From Zurich to Rehovot: Harry Langbeheim’s paintings reveal the visual world of S.Y. Agnon

Langbeheim creates his paintings in his home studio, which doubles as a safe room. “In the last three years, since we have 11 grandchildren, there have always been people sleeping there,” he said.

Harry Langbeheim in his home studio in Rehovot.

Putting conversation first: Jerusalem ulpan founder reflects on 18 years of teaching Hebrew to olim

Ami Steinberger’s Ulpan La-Inyan (ulpan.com) employs 80 to 90 teachers in a variety of time zones, teaching private lessons and group courses to roughly 2,000 students annually.

ULPAN LA-INYAN instructor Moshe Shmuel teaches basic Hebrew; teacher, trainer & educational program developer Tali Itzhakov (below) works with a student.

How can new olim navigate Israel’s 2026 election? French immigrant builds online quiz to help

The free, user-friendly online questionnaire is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and even in Hebrew.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

The organization has made changing the rules of the game its mission and, according to Fass, has helped about 100,000 immigrants from North America and the UK move to Israel since its establishment.

Family making aliyah to Israel, September 14, 2026.

Israel needs to stop losing its people and start giving them reasons to stay - opinion

The exodus includes people who came as immigrants with hopes and dreams of contributing to Israeli society. Those hopes were dashed, and they went back to the countries from which they came.

More attention must be paid to people who want to leave Israel, and more must be done to help them change their minds and decide to stay, says the writer.

Israel preparing for new wave of Jewish immigration, Aliyah Ministry director-general says

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.

Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

From Australian judge to Israeli tour guide: David Parry's aliyah journey

“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.

JUDGE-TURNED-TOUR GUIDE: David Parry.

‘It’s time to go home’: After 57 years in America, a Holocaust survivor comes home to Israel

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: From fleeing Nazi persecution as a baby to building a life in the US, Morton Pancer’s journey has brought him to Israel at age 86.

MORTON AND Carole Pancer outside their daughter Jessica Gertel’s home in Gush Etzion, days after beginning their new life in Israel. Morton, a Holocaust survivor, says Israel is ‘the land that we all belong to.’