Jerusalem
New Photo Exhibition at Ben Gurion Airport Brings The Jewish Agency’s Story to Life
By Itzhak Rabihiya
A photo exhibition titled “One to Ninety” opened Tuesday at Since its establishment nine decades ago, The Jewish Agency has stood at critical junctures in the history of the Jewish People and the State of Israel. The exhibition presents a series of photographs and personal stories that represent those activities – and, through them, represents the history of the Jewish People and the country. The exhibition, which moves along time and space, connecting the personal to the collective and linking the Jewish people’s past to its common future, presents a sample of The Jewish Agency’s stories of people, places and programs around the world and in Among the subjects of the exhibition are a young woman who immigrated to Israel on her own and served as a Lone Soldier in the Israel Defense Forces; a child rescued in a covert Aliyah of Rescue operation; a Hebrew teacher at the oldest ulpan (center for intensive Hebrew instruction) in Jerusalem; pioneers who built the country; Shlichim (Israeli emissaries) who promote Israel overseas; and others. “Presenting the exhibition at The Jewish Agency for It has led cross-sectoral and diversity programs within Israeli society on behalf of world Jewry, together with its partners at the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), Keren Hayesod, the Government of Israel, foundations and donors from Israel and around the world. Over the course of its 90 years, The Jewish Agency has worked to build a bilateral connection between Jews and The exhibition was curated by The Jewish Agency’s Global Brand Director, Elad Sonn. Photo Credit The Jewish Agency for | |
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