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2013 / 2014 Performance Report

How is a program born? Much like any dream, it starts with the vision of a passionate individual, and comes into being through months and years of hard work. Strategic work to identify unfulfilled needs in relevant markets is followed by gauging feasibility. Next comes building strong programmatic content to answer those needs, as well as to advance the greater organizational mission.

At the same time, there are partnerships to forge and resources to obtain. There are pilots to plan down to the last logistic, to evaluate, and to adjust accordingly. There are participants to keep in touch with; there are alliances to maintain.

Often times, one or two individuals do several jobs for many years. They do it with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and skill, because they believe in their “Why,” and because they are excellent at fulfilling the “What.”

That is the magic of our people at The Jewish Agency for Israel, a microcosm of Jewish and Israeli Initiative and Inspiration. This is the story of our everyday visionaries, our employees, and the more than one million lives they touch through our programming every year.

We dedicate this Annual Report to the best and the brightest: the dreamers and doers who sketch in their mind’s eye the many paths to the Jewish future, and ensure through relentless stewardship that these come alive, in living color.

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Our Vision: To ensure the future of a connected, committed, global Jewish People with a strong Israel at its center

Our Mission: Inspire Jews throughout the world to connect with their People, heritage, and homeland, and empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel

Opening Thoughts

New Initiatives: In Development

Inspired to Act: Major Trends

Making a World of Difference

Experience Israel

Israel in Your Community

Jewish Social Action

Aliyah and Absorption

Our Inspiring Friends & Partners

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June 2014

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” —Computer Scientist Alan Kay

It is easy to forget just how long we’ve been around, engaged as we are at all times with vibrant young people and cutting-edge global initiatives; later this year The Jewish Agency will be celebrating its 85th birthday.

We came into the world in 1929, rallying the support of world Jewry around a new, ancient dream, while helping pioneers in pre-state Israel build communities and infrastructure. When the State was finally declared by our Chairman, David Ben-Gurion, our central mission changed shape: it was time to bring more Jews home to safety and fulfillment.

Whatever the greatest challenge has been facing the Jewish people in any given decade, we have been there to galvanize a nation’s support – in Israel and around the world – to create innovative, brave solutions. We have remained current (and busy!) by staying true to the heart of our vision, while constantly retraining our hands in order to implement it.

Today our challenges are different. How do we provide specifically Jewish meaning, and active engagement with a national homeland, to a generation raised on borderless Universalism? How do we ensure that Israelis and Diaspora Jewry feel part of a shared destiny? How can we make it clear that building the future is urgent, in a culture of the here-and-now?

Fortunately, we have 85 years of experience in finding inspired, inclusive solutions for our People, by our People. The nascent Government of Israel – World Jewry Joint Initiative is a perfect example. The half-billion NIS initiative, stewarded by The Jewish Agency from its onset, will create joint programs between Israel and Jewish communities around the world that will have a transformative, measurable impact on young Jews in Israel and throughout the Jewish world in such areas as formal and informal education, Jewish and Israel experiences, campus life, tikkun olam (social justice), and opportunities for life in Israel.

The Government of Israel – World Jewry Joint Initiative signifies a future in which the entire Jewish people is united in purpose: to ensure a thriving future for the next generation.

Our newest programming takes a similar approach. Our focus on vocational programs for young olim, most notably from the medical and hi-tech sectors, provides Israel with doctors and engineers, and young professionals with the option of Israel. Our renewed concentration on recruiting the best and


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brightest young shlichim aims to provide every campus and every community around the globe with a personal connection with Israel, and more young Israelis with a personal connection with world Jewry. Our commitment to building young leaders in Israel, especially in its social and geographic peripheries, is already creating waves of change in Israeli society, in addition to changing the lives of some special individuals. These are only some of our headlines, and we encourage you to read this report carefully, because we believe it will bring you, our dear friends and supporters, a tremendous amount of pride.

Of course, we remain committed to our most basic mission: to ensure the physical safety of Jews everywhere. Our increased security activities these past few months in embattled Ukraine; our continuing support of, and engagement with, French Jewry; as well as our continued assistance in Aliyah operations from Ukraine, Venezuela, and countries where Jews are at risk, point to our enduring role as the outstretched arm of Israel and world Jewry to our embattled brethren.

We would like to thank you for your remarkable responsiveness in this regard. We could not do our job without friends like you. Like Ben-Gurion, who was passionate about exercise well into his old age, we remain as flexible and focused at 85 as we were at 20. We are still about Jewish initiative and inspiration. And we are only getting started.

P2G - Jewish Renewal for Israelies:A new NIS 10 million initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, is set to help Israeli organizations working towards a more inclusive Judaism. Still in its planning stages and being stewarded by our Partnership Unit, the initiative will forge deeper connections between Diaspora and Israeli communities surrounding the Jewish renewal of Israeli society.

Tech Ulpan in Haifa:The State of Israel needs more computer engineers to power its legendary hi-tech industry, and that’s a win-win for motivated young potential olim, who seek opportunities to grow professionally. A new residential Ulpan (intensive Hebrew language training program) for young hi-tech students and professionals, dubbed “Tech & The City,” is beginning its 2014 pilot in Haifa, which includes an entrepreneurship course at the Technion, adoptive families and mentoring, and cultural enrichment activities.

Food Co-ops:Even in the virtually-advanced Startup Nation, the issue of food security is still very real for families in Israel’s social and geographic peripheries. Our new Food Cooperative Network initiative, being developed in 2014-15, will leverage the power of community to create economical access to basic food items, in addition to centers for social programming.

Building a vibrant Israeli society

Sharing the best of Israel with others around the world


ShinShinim Expansion:What if 1,000 Israeli 18-year-olds in their pre-army Service Year could be sent to Jewish communities abroad as a global service corps? That’s the idea behind the Global ShinShin Leadership Program, which aims to duplicate the success of sending large cohorts of service year shlichim to communities abroad (notably Toronto, with more than 20, and London, with a hub of 8 this year.) The program’s dual goal is to make sure that every Diaspora community has meaningful, vibrant engagement with Israel, and that more future Israeli leaders have a significant, formative experience with Jews abroad.

New Leadership Initiative:Founded in 1946, the Machon Youth Leadership Training Institute is legendary for producing Jewish and Zionist educators around the world, and is now evolving to meet the pressing Jewish leadership needs of our times. Our new leadership activities will build upon several of our current successful leadership projects - such as Machon in South America and MiNYanim in Eastern Europe. In addition, the Institute will continue leadership training for returning Service Year shlichim, in addition to establishing an elite leadership training model to optimize global and local Jewish potential.

Israel Engaged Campus:Our renowned Israel Fellows to Hillel have been successfully engaging college students with Israel for many years, and the model is about to significantly expand. In an Israel Engaged Campus (in development 2014-15), Israel and Israelis become an integral part of daily Jewish life through arts and culture, social activism, advocacy, religion, and philanthropy, and through encouraging student innovation. A global network of Israel engaged college campuses will ensure enduring individual relationships with Israel, and hopes to create a “climate change” in the campus environment.

Day Camps in the Former Soviet Union:Day camps are the newest addition to our FSU educational continuum, providing Jewish learning during short school breaks in the fall, winter, and spring for children aged 7 to 14, in 5 cities across the FSU. They supplement our flagship sleep-away camps, offer alternatives for parents who prefer their (young) children to sleep at home, and are an exciting entryway to a lifetime of Jewish connections. Pilot programs culminated in a “community day” to encourage families to get involved in local communal life.

Our shlichim (emissaries) are handpicked from thousands of applicants through a rigorous vetting process, and trained extensively. They are charismatic, articulate high achievers, chosen by us to be the face of Israel. Their time in communities abroad is executive boot camp: they learn independence, improvisation, and the power of a strong network. They also forge deep personal connections with the global Jewish family. Leveraging this enormous pool of young talent (and its “activist adrenaline”) upon their return to Israel is the big idea behind our new Program for Shlichut Alumni – “Bringing it Home.” The 2013 pilot included programs to prepare more than 300 shlichim for a successful return to Israel, and to help process their Diaspora experience. Fall, 2014 will see the launch of a Shlichim Alumni Association, an influential leadership network for professional, social, and volunteer opportunities (in Jewish Agency programs such as Choosing Tomorrow, Young Communities, Click, Partnership2gether, and others) so the shlichim can become social innovators in Israel, as they were aboad.

Shlichim returning with a global Jewish perspective to build a vibrant Israel

Meet Ophir: Age 25, from Tel Aviv, Student at the Hebrew University, former Shlicha (Emissary)

Meet Ori:Age 27, from Ganei Tikva, student at the Hebrew University, former Shaliach (Emissary)

“I guess I have shlichut in my DNA – my parents were emissaries in the Midwestern US when I was a small child. So it was natural that after the army, where I was an officer in the Education Corps, I became a Shlicha–first in summer camp (Indianapolis JCC) and then in a community ( Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City). I worked with kids in schools, students at KU, and adults in synagogues, and I had a lot of freedom to explore my own way of engaging each group with Israel.

I was drawn back to the quiet Midwest for my long-term shlichut specifically because there is so much room there to contribute, and to grow. Small communities– and KC is actually pretty big for a small community– offer you more opportunities for deeper connections, and for endless doing. A lot is up to you. It’s all about getting to understand the place, and you need to learn quickly. And it’s about the person-to-person connection. These are all easier if you are open to listening and learning, and if you are lucky enough to

be working with open people. My family has been in Israel for many generations. My experience as a Shlicha abroad – first as a kid and then as a young adult – was crucial to who I am. Like many other secular people who spend time as shlichim in Jewish communities abroad, I found myself drawn to the open attitudes about Jewish expression there. I was able to reevaluate my own identity in a neutral space. I learned Talmud with the Hillel rabbi, and realized that becoming acquainted with our heritage texts was something I’d be doing for the rest of my life. In fact, I changed my course of study to Jewish Education. On my return to Israel, I heard Dr. Ruth Calderon’s now-famous inaugural Knesset speech, and it touched me deeply. It was like everything came together.

I now have the privilege of working in the Knesset as an intern for MK Calderon. Shlichut opens hearts, minds…and doors. ”

“My family is from Europe, and was active in helping others make Aliyah. The Diaspora was always very much part of my family story, as was the relationship between Jews outside of Israel and those living here.

So shlichut was a pretty natural choice for me, especially after joining a Taglit-Birthright trip while I was a soldier. I started as a summer camp specialist in basketball (I’m a Wingate-trained coach) at the URJ Greene Family Camp in Texas. It was an amazing summer – I actually went back for a second year as management. And I just found out that my co-counselor is making Aliyah!

Long-term shlichut in a community was an outgrowth of my positive experience in the summer camp. I interviewed for positions in both New Jersey and Alabama – I fell in love with the South and the people

there. I was the Shaliach to the Montgomery Jewish Federation of Central Alabama for two years.

The community had convinced itself that it had no young people left, zero positive growth. The Israeli in me could not believe this to be true. Just because they weren’t in synagogue didn’t mean they didn’t exist. I set about to find every last Jewish young adult in the area and started doing activities for them as a group. These were people who had no family in the area, who came to live there independently. I built a rather large list, and arranged opportunities for the established families and these new arrivals to meet. The community was stunned.

I now work in the World Zionist Organization’s shlichim recruitment division (we work with The Jewish Agency) and I’m studying economics and international relations.”

“Some things stay with you forever...”


Ophir & Ori:“We met at a Shlichim convention in New York and it ended up serious. Today, two secular students from Tel Aviv, after a road trip together through America’s Deep South, live in Jerusalem and light candles on Friday night. It never would have happened had we stayed in Tel Aviv. ”

HIGH SCHOOLPRE-ARMY Mechinah

(6 MONTHS)Derech Eretz:

Empowerment for the Social-Geographic Peripheries

2 Campuses, 85 Participants

Alma Preparatory Academy for Female Leadership:

20 participants (2013 pilot)

Aharai! Ba'ir:Urban Mechinah

Kol aMi: PEOPLEHOOd ANd ISRAEL ENGAGEMENT

35 participants from Israel and Abroad (2013)

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Participation in a Jewish Agency pre-army Mechinah

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Growing Leaders & Social Entrepreneurs

P2G School Twinning:Partnership2Gether’s Global School Twinning Network provided living connections between Israel and the global Jewish people in 600 schools, serving 52,000 students and 1,800 teachers. Its Online Portal, a partnership with Beit Hatfutsot, enjoyed a successful pilot in 2013-14, developing a virtual social and educational platform for three schools in South America and their Israeli “twins.” Seven schools are set to be added to the Portal in 2014-15.

Hamama:The Hamama Incubator for Innovation in the FSU supports local grassroots initiatives in the field of informal Jewish education and community-building. In 2013, some 1,000 social entrepreneurs created about 50 initiatives, drawing 6,500 participants to their programs. Independent research showed that projects supported by Hamama were successful in attracting young professionals who had not previously participated in Jewish life.

The Mechinot Continuum: Pre-and-Post Army Service Learning and Leadership Training

Global Tikkun Olam:2013 saw the founding of Project TEN sustainable development centers in Oaxaca, Mexico, and, in Israel, Kiryat Shmona and Harduf; the Gondar and Hyderabad centers began operating in 2012. This year, 220 volunteers from Israel and around the world provided much-needed assistance to local organizations (such as orphanages and hospitals), while engaged in meaningful dialogue on Jewish values, community, and identity.

Leadership and Mutual Responsibility

Meet Michal: Age 32, from Tel Aviv, Attorney, Founder, Alma Pre-Army Academy for Women’s Leadership

“I became a lawyer because I believed in social justice, but it soon became clear that I needed to be out of the office, and out in the field. My issue was always the gap between the opportunities I had growing up middle class in Tel Aviv, and those given to young women in the periphery. The women’s leadership angle became acute when I realized that young women in particular from this demographic were not given enough opportunities in the army, and then afterwards. Young men from the periphery going to combat units had a better chance of upward mobility afterwards. What could we do for the women? There was enormous potential that was not being properly tapped.

I wanted to “be the change.” And I knew that any ‘revolution’ in young women’s leadership had to be done by women.

So four friends and I began a crazy journey, and dozens more joined us along the way. Our dream was to build a pre-army leadership training program specifically designed to empower young women from all backgrounds – populations in Israel who wouldn’t necessarily meet each other naturally at age 18-19, but who would benefit deeply from working together toward joint goals relating to female advancement.

As an ex-IDF officer, it was crucial to me that we help young women realize how many opportunities they had to grow during their army service. We wanted them to go in with confidence, so that they could inspire this confidence in others.

To make a long story short, once we got organized in mid-2013, we had one shot to open our academy, and we needed a financial backer to make our dream a reality. That backer was The Jewish Agency and its Activism Unit, along with the Alpha Foundation for Ofakim and others, and we opened Alma in fall 2013 in Ofakim. We had 20 amazing young women along for our pilot mechinah. One student, D, 19, came to us from a Youth Village for “high risk” kids. On Hanukka, as we were preparing food packages for local needy families, D broke down, admitting that her family was always on the receiving end for these types of gifts while she was growing up. She was simply thrilled this time to be packing and delivering.

This is the nature of shifting perspective: When you decide to change the world, and start moving forward with all your heart and soul, the world begins to change.

It is my hope that Alma and its women are able to impact Israeli society in a significant way by training tens of thousands of young women, with a chain of women’s leadership academies around Israel. I want us to change society, to change laws that impact women. It is all possible now. There are so many dreams that built this country, and The Jewish Agency was part of so many of them. It is our dream’s turn.”

“Being the change...”


Mutual Responsibility: Securing the Jewish future where it’s needed most

The Government of Israel—World Jewry Joint Initiative

The Emergency Assistance Fund

The Government of Israel approved the first phase of the Joint Initiative: NIS 570 million will be invested in the next 4 years in Joint Israel-Diaspora projects to strengthen young Jews’ Jewish identity and connections to Israel.

“The resolution signifies an important model of change through action, with the potential to impact on our national destiny.”

— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

“The State of Israel needs a strong Jewish world and the Jewish world needs a strong Israel. Enhancing Jewish identity is at the heart of The Jewish Agency’s strategic plan, strengthening both Israel and the Jewish World.”

— Chairman Natan Sharansky

“This is a revolution in the State of Israel’s relationship with the Diaspora.”

— Minister Naftali Bennett

As we enter the next and most critical phase of this project, we want to thank you for your support and ask for your continued engagement.

The Emergency Assistance Fund boosts security for Jewish communities, so communal life can continue to thrive in areas where Jewish gathering places are targets of violent

attacks. So far the fund has assisted 62 communities in 31 countries. (See map for allocation details on pages 18-19.)

L’Agence Juive Pour Israel en France: We are there for the French Jewish community during uncertain times, because we are already part of it. Our programming includes Zayit, an educational initiative with Makom to teach complex topics surrounding Zionism and the Holocaust at 13 Jewish high schools throughout the country. 1,000 high school seniors visit Israel every year on Bac Bleu Blanc, a program with the Israel Experience. French participation in Masa (Massa) was 850 this year, consistently the largest contingent outside of the US and the FSU. Our local shlichim run regular Aliyah information evenings and frequent Aliyah and Israel experience fairs in the community. So France’s Aliyah numbers – close to 1,780 people in Q1 of 2014 alone, a ~290% increase over Q1 of last year…Ce n’est pas une surprise. Ph

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SPOTLIGHT: UkraineIn the winter and spring of 2014, Ukraine has been in the grips of violence that is akin to a civil war. The Jewish Agency is responding to meet the needs of the local Jewish community, with increased numbers of Shlichim to Ukraine and a new Aliyah hotline just for that country, to advise those seeking to make Aliyah; and ongoing educational programs that lift the spirits of those remaining in Ukraine.

• Growth in Aliyah from Crimea ( January-May 2014, compared to same period 2013): More than 300%

• More than 7,500 requests for Aliyah consultations January-April 2014

• Demand for the Selah Absorption program for FSU young adults is outstripping supply

• Growth in demand for Hebrew-language courses: more than 650 students in June 2014, with more groups opening

• $458,500 allocated toward security for Ukrainian Jewish institutions in 2013 and 2014

• Plans to serve more than 2,450 Ukrainian children in Summer 2014 in sleepover camps in Ukraine, Belarus, and Baltic States, and a new Day Camp program in Ukraine

• 200 children in 13 Jewish Agency Sunday Schools in Ukraine

• 230 people enrolled in Jewish Literacy courses

• 190 Ukrainians registered for Masa next year

2013-14: Making a World of DifferenceA sampling of participant numbers around the world

North America

Total Aliyah: 3,190Young Aliyah (18-35): 1,205 Masa Israel Journey: 5,640Onward Israel: 275P2G Twinned Schools: 245Shlichim: 1,270 (Communities and Campuses)

Camp Shlichim: 1,100Israel Campus Fellows: 55Service Year: 70 (20 in Toronto, CA)Community: 45

Programs for Russian-Speaking Jews: 2,500+ participants

EuropeTotal Aliyah: 4,865Young Aliyah (18-35): 1,310Masa Israel Journey: 1,190Shlichim: 21 Emergency Assistance Fund Security Funding: (excl. France): $707, 140

Asia (rest of ) and Africa (rest of )Total Aliyah: 85

Total Aliyah: 90Young Aliyah (18-35): 35Masa Israel Journey: 300P2G Twinned Schools: 4Machon Youth Leadership Training: 50Project TEN Center – Oaxaca, Mexico: 45 in 2013Emergency Assistance Fund: $12,000

Argentina Total Aliyah: 295Young Aliyah (18-35): 145Taglit-Birthright: 1,455Masa Israel Journey: 290Onward Israel: 55P2G Twinned Schools: 5Shlichim: 9Machon Youth Leadership Training: 55

BAMA Educator Training: 1,600 teachers trained. 2,000 participants in seminars/workshopsEmergency Assistance Fund: $127,000

Latin America MexicoTotal Aliyah: 1,070

Young Aliyah (18-35): 415Masa Israel Journey: 1,135Emergency Assistance Fund Security Funding: $219,800

Brazil

Venezuela

Total Aliyah: 205Young Aliyah (18-35): 80 Taglit-Birthright: 640Masa Israel Journey: 240Machon Youth Leadership Training: 100Emergency Assistance Fund: $80,800

Aliyah of Rescue: 60


France Total Aliyah: 3,290Young Aliyah (18-35): 770Onward/Yalla: 40Masa Israel Journey: 850Shlichim: 6Emergency Assistance Fund: $210,000

South Africa

Australia

Total Aliyah: 205Young Aliyah (18-35): 65Masa Israel Journey: 110P2G Twinned Schools: 6Shlichim: 6Emergency Assistance Fund: $20,000

(*Emergency Assistance Fund amounts represent allocations approved between 1/13 – 6/14)

Total Aliyah: 250Young Aliyah (18-35): 70Masa Israel Journey: 355Shlichim: 13

Ethiopia

Turkey

Middle East

Hyderabad, India

Hong Kong

Total Aliyah: 1,355Project TEN: 100

Total Aliyah: 75

Aliyah of Rescue: 180

Project TEN: 80

P2G Twinned School: 1

Germany

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Hungary

Total Aliyah: 105Young Aliyah (18-35): 40Taglit-Birthright: 410Masa Israel Journey: 65Onward Israel: 25Nevatim Grassroots: 2,200 Amitim Leadership Conference: 100+

Total Aliyah: 520Young Aliyah (18-35): 180Masa Israel Journey: 395P2G Twinned Schools: 10Shlichim: 21 (8 Shin-Shinim)

Total Aliyah: 160Young Aliyah (18-35): 45Taglit-Birthright: 235Masa Israel Journey: 20Leadership training via Minyanim: 9

The Former Soviet Union

Total Aliyah: 7,615Young Aliyah (18-35): 2,490Shlichim/Staff:

4 regular shlichim4 mobile460 teachers340 local staff

Summer/Winter Camps:6,400 campers; 1,000 counselors Taglit-Birthright: 4,035 Masa Israel Journey: 1,340Ulpan Classes: 4,570Jewish Literacy Classes: 880P2G Twinned Schools: 17Hefzibah: 9,000 childrenEmergency Assistance Fund: $1,116,200

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Project TEN Centers:Kiryat Shmona: 60 Harduf: 50

Young Community Pioneers: 2,000

Choosing Tomorrow Students: 240

Click (Supporting Social Initiatives) Grant Recipients: 10

Shinshinui (Service Year Enrichment Program) : 400

Hamitcham in Arad (Leadership Hub): 62 volunteers, 3,000 participants

Providing a better future for youth in Israel’s social and geographic peripheries:

Youth Futures (children & family members): 12,000

Family Futures: 500 families

Youth Villages: 950+

Unity Allocation to Masorti Bar/Bat Mitzvah for Special Needs: 2,600 participants

Unity Allocation to OU- NESTO: 6,750 participants

Education/Scholarship programs:

P2G Twinned Schools: 300

Net@: 1,100

Nitzana Educational Community: 15,000+

Mechinot: 175+

Atidim: 23,500

Scholarship Funds: 1,200

Unity Allocation to Noam: 9,725

Unity Allocation to Judaic Studies for the Deaf: 7,500

Unity Allocation for Jewish Ed. in Secular Schools: 52,500

Small Business Loans granted: 180

New and veteran olim served by Absorption programs and Centers: 21,350

Experience Israel:Initiative in the Start-Up Nation, Naturally:

What happens when young Jews from around the world get to experience day-to-day life in Israel, networking with Israelis, and building international professional experience?

A 2013 independent study of Onward Israel found that participants in the 6-10 week internship, service learning, fellowship, and study experiences expressed an increased understanding of Israel and what it means to be Jewish, and showed significant gains in confidence explaining complexities and challenges regarding Israel and Judaism.

520 young people participated in Onward programs in 2013, and that number is expected to rise to 1,000 in 2014. The program is a partnership with local Jewish federations and organizations, and its fast success points to the importance of early cooperation with our funders and markets at the earliest stages of new program development.

In December 2013, 25 of the world’s best and brightest young programmers from top-tier universities joined the pilot Tech Challenge Experience program of Israel Tech Challenge. The program, a partnership with the Prime Minister’s Office, is an expert-driven Israel experience connecting Jewish students and young professionals with the skills and networks meant to enrich or launch their careers in the computer science industry. Tech Challenge works to build a global alumni network to advance collaboration between Jewish innovators abroad and the Start-Up Nation.

Two Tech Challenge Experience cohorts arrive in summer 2014, with participants hailing from the US, Argentina, France, Brazil, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Switzerland.

Also launching in summer 2014 is the Tech Challenge Interns program, in partnership with Onward Israel. The paid interns will be working at leading international companies (including Checkpoint, Google, and PayPal), learning the business from hi-tech’s Israeli superstars.

This fall will see the launch of the exclusive Tech Challenge Fellows program, a 10-month entrepreneurial adventure in data sciences and cyber security, in cooperation with Masa Israel Journey.


Meet Aviva:Age 26, originally from Chicago, Masa Career Israel Alumna, Israel Experience Employee

“My first visit to Israel was at age 16. My mother made me go because she felt my perception of Israel as an ancient, heavily religious place was incorrect. I simply fell in love. So while studying Hotel Management at Michigan State, I decided to do a summer in Israel. I landed a Career Israel summer internship at the David Intercontinental. After graduation, I did a second internship with Masa Career Israel, this time working for a VIP travel startup. It was a crazy, fast-paced job. I took Google execs partying in Jaffa for a week as part of my job! I ended up making Aliyah in 2012, and recently got engaged to an Israeli, on Yom Ha’atzmaut. I guess my mother won! I work for Career Israel as the Manager of Recruitment and Registration for Masa and Israel Experience programs like Israel Teaching Fellows, Rimon School of Music, Israel by Design, and more. I now realize what a melting pot Israel truly is. I have friends from the UK, Brazil, Argentina: It’s truly an international Jewish experience. My professional perspective has been broadened as well, because Israel is so global in its corporate approach. I love that the young adults who come on Masa programs get to see Israel in a real way, leading independent lives, and connected with other young Jews from around the world. It’s a great experience to bring back to your home community. Alumni from these programs tell me they love the ‘startup nation’ vibe, and entrepreneurship is our biggest draw. Not just hi-tech, but arts, wineries and breweries, fashion. With startups you are at the beginning of a dream.”

In 2013-14 we expect 10,600 participants to “live Israel like a local” through Masa Israel Journey, now in its 10th year. Research confirms the impact of the experience on Jewish identity and commitment to Israel.

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Israel in Your Community:

Here’s how we bring Israel to you:

Inspiration & Initiative Wherever Jews Live

Every year, The Jewish Agency sends more than 1,500 specially-trained, enthusiastic Israeli shlichim to Jewish communities worldwide to share their Jewish-Zionist spirit and provide compelling Jewish educational programs that inspire tens of thousands of Jews every year through youth movements, synagogues, JCCs, and Jewish schools, and directly from Jewish Agency offices around the world.

Summer Camp Shlichim

Service-Year Shlichim

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Youth-Movement Shlichim

Israel Fellows to Hillel

Community Shlichim

Organizational Shlichim

Zionist Seminar Shlichim

represent Israel at North American camps, reaching about 180,000 campers and

counselors (summer 2013)

bring youthful idealism to North American and UK Jewish institutions; they are Israeli high school graduates

serving the Jewish people before joining the IDF

engage and inspire thousands of Jewish teens and counselors in 21 countries

empower student leadership and promote positive Israel engagement at more than 90 Hillels and campuses around

the world, reaching more than 100,000 Jewish students

serve as central resources for Israel education in Jewish communities around the world

serve Jewish communities in a variety of ways, reaching an estimated 65,000 children and adults worldwide

impart Jewish-Zionist education to 3,200 students in Australia, England,

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Makom: Innovative Israel Education is The Jewish Agency’s central resource for Israel education, which provided programming, content and workshops for more than 2,000 Diaspora communities, institutions and leaders, rabbis, activists, educators, arts programmers, and shlichim in 2013. It is a “think and do tank” that is changing the conversation about Israel, providing passionate, non-partisan education materials that embrace Israel’s complex vitality. An especially fruitful partnership is emerging with the new JW3 community center in London, where it ran a joint program around Yom Ha’atzmaut week this past May.

Israel in Your Community:

Our decades-old, enduring commitment to Jews in the Former Soviet Union, and to Russian-Speaking Jews everywhere, starts with camp, and lasts a lifetime: For over 20 years, Summer and Winter Camps in the Former Soviet Union have provided an indelible informal education experience for children from age 7 to young adulthood. All camps are staffed by trained, local counselors and Russian-Speaking Israelis, who introduce the young people to local Jewish history, Jewish customs and practices, and Israel – for many campers for the first time. In 2013, some 6,400 campers and over 1,000 counselors took part in the programs. Independent evaluation of summer camps in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa, and Minsk showed clear gains in knowledge about Judaism and Israel, as well as new life skills.

Programs with the more than 1 million Russian-Speaking Jews in North America, Germany, and (starting in 2013) Australia include:

• Jewish Identity and Leadership programs in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Melbourne, provided by Education Emissaries together with local Jewish organizations to over 2,500 Russian-speaking young adults and families each year

• Havurah, a four-week educational overnight camping program in New York, set within the Tel Yehudah national senior leadership camp of Young Judaea. Havurah was included in the 2012 Slingshot Guide recognizing the “50 most innovative and inspiring Jewish organizations in North America.” In 2013, more than 90 campers and over 20 counselors participated

• JAcademy, a 12-day overnight camp for teens from Russian-speaking Jewish families in Toronto. In 2013 it drew almost 90 campers and 40 counselors

• The annual Amitim Conference gathers over 100 leaders of Jewish Agency programs in Germany to receive training, give feedback about local programming, brainstorm on new projects, and renew excitement about Jewish identity and engagement


Partnership2Gether (P2G): The Jewish Agency Peoplehood Platform is The Jewish Agency’s effective, successful model for building direct, enduring, and meaningful partnerships between global Jewish communities and communities in Israel. Gearing up for a major 20th Anniversary celebration in spring 2016, Partnership2Gether connects more than 500 community organizations in Israel and around the world in 45 partnerships, engaging over 350,000 Israelis and Jews worldwide in P2G programs and activities.

Among the participants in P2G programs in 2013 were:

Loan Funds: Support for Israeli Entrepreneurs support entrepreneurs and small business owners in Jerusalem, the Negev, and Galilee. In most cases, Diaspora Jewish communities support Loan Funds to encourage economic development in Partnership2Gether regions. The Loan Funds also support Israeli entrepreneurs from target populations such as new immigrants, the Arab population, the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) population, and the Ethiopian-Israeli community. Loan Funds provide technical assistance and guarantees to applicants to help them qualify for bank loans of $10,000 to $100,000, which are granted at special terms. From the time they were founded in 2002, through the year 2013, the loan funds have assisted more than 1,100 businesses and led to the creation of about 5,500 jobs. In 2013, 480 applications were received, of which about 200 were approved.

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Jewish Social Action:Supporting vulnerable populations and closing social gaps

By now Youth Futures, established in 2005-2006, needs no introduction as a change-maker in Israeli society. The community-based program for mentoring pre-teens and adolescents in Israel’s social and geographic periphery is well-known for its Mentor model. These young “significant adults” are specially trained to connect youth, families, and communities with the services and local resources to help kids improve school performance, strengthen social integration, and increase community engagement. As their

inner realities begin to change, their futures change shape. An internal evaluation found significant improvements among students in self confidence, coping with pressure, and grades. In 2013-14, 400 Youth Futures staff members worked with 12,000 students and their family members in 35 communities. Family Futures: Targeted Mentoring for Families served 500 particularly challenging families in Israel.

Young Communities: Social Pioneers supports groups of young Israelis who commit to settling in the Negev, Galilee, or Jerusalem. In 2013, more than 65 Young Communities received program grants of approximately $30,000 per community, through our participation in the Shahaf Coalition. 2,000 young pioneers work to enrich the lives of 20,000 vulnerable Israelis in the targeted regions. A 2011 survey showed that a full 80% of activists indicate that they plan to live long-term in the town where they serve. Ketzev: Social Business, Building Community helps Young Communities groups create self-sustaining programs with long-term stability. In 2013, Ketzev served 20 communities, training hundreds of members of Young

Communities and reaching 7,000 Israelis who took part in the resulting initiatives. Choosing Tomorrow: Student Social Pioneers encourages motivated, responsible college students to commit to remaining in the Galilee, Negev, or Jerusalem for at least two years after graduation. In 2013, the program worked with 240 students, who led dozens of new community programs that served 1,600 Israelis. Click: Supporting Social Initiatives provides a flexible platform through which independent young social activists can initiate programs without having to form their own non-profit organizations. In 2013, Click provided support to 10 independent social activists, whose programs then reached 500 people.

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Harnessing the Sun and the Great Human Spirit: Nitzana Educational Community is cutting-edge residential and learning community, founded by The Jewish Agency in 1986 (at the initiative of Aryeh Lova Eliav), where young people of all backgrounds come together for educational experiences that emphasize tolerance, mutual understanding, and respect for themselves, each other, and the natural world. Situated in the western Negev desert, Nitzana integrates environmentalism and ecology in its programming. Each year, more than 14,000 Israeli schoolchildren, youth, and young adults visit for field trips

or long-term programs such as an educational Solar Park and Recycling Seminar, and more. In addition, Nitzana is home to the Derech Eretz Mechinah; the Tikkun Olam boarding school for refugee teenagers from Eritrea; several Masa programs; a School for Advanced Agricultural Training for farmers from developing countries; a special corps of Service-Year Volunteers (ShinShinim); and a Youth Rehabilitation Center.

Visitors leave with sand in their shoes, and hope in their hearts.

“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”— Margaret Mead

Aliyah & Absorption: Resettlement and acculturation of Jews in Israel

It is almost impossible to believe, but the Jewish State is short of doctors. The Masa Doctors Scholarship Program brings young Jewish health care professionals from the Former Soviet Union (nearly 50 in the 2013-14 program year) to Israel, where upwards of 95% of participants stay, obtaining jobs in their fields and helping to relieve the shortage. The program is operated in partnership with Rambam Hospital in Haifa and the Soroka University Medical Center in Be’er Sheva.

Kibbutz Ulpan: Intensive Hebrew Work-Study for Young Olim served 730 young adults aged 18 to 28 on 10 Kibbutzim across Israel in 2013. First Home in the Homeland provides families with an immersive residential setting in Israel’s priority regions in the Negev and the Galilee, serving 350 olim in 8 regions of Israel in 2013. Hechven: Guidance, Advice, and Support Center for New Olim served 600 new olim in 2013.

Ulpan Etzion: Residential Hebrew Study for Academic Young Olim, is a classic that stays current. Founded in 1949, the program offers intensive Hebrew study and social opportunities for olim who hold college degrees. In 2013, Ulpan Etzion provided classes and accommodations in five locations (and will be expanding to Tel Aviv shortly):

Jerusalem: 460; Haifa: 420; Ra’anana: 180; Ramle: 65; Be’er Sheva: 100

Israel’s future is in new, young talent. That’s why we’ve taken the initiative on Aliyah programs for young adults. With a focus on professionals and priority regions, it’s a win-win.


Lone Soldiers:Garin Tzabar provides “instant family for IDF recruits” in partnership with the Israel Scouts movement. A total of 350 young people joined Garin Tzabar this year. Wings: Services and Continuing Support for Lone Soldiers provides a continuum of services for the hundreds of young men and women each year who join the IDF as “lone soldiers.” In 2013, Wings served 730 lone immigrant soldiers in need of help at the time of their IDF discharge. In 2013, The Jewish Agency’s Nativ: Jewish Heritage Education for Immigrant Soldiers courses worked with 1,750 immigrant soldiers, most of them from the FSU, providing them with an affirmative way to connect to their Jewish heritage. The vast majority of these soldiers, who have tenuous connections to their Jewish identity, are eligible for conversion; each year approximately 80% of them choose to pursue Nativ’s optional extended conversion course.

Meet Irena: Age 17, originally from Ukraine, recent Olah Mir-Selah Academic Young Aliyah Program, Nitzana (in cooperation with Masa)

“Unfortunately, in Ukraine not all people love Jews. I came to live in Israel because it’s my country, because when I’m here I feel that I am home. Here people understand me.

My family - Mother and Father - live in Ukraine, but I have relatives here. I hope my parents will come as well, eventually.

I studied in a Jewish school in Ukraine and I went to Jewish Agency camps every year for seven years. l loved them, and that’s where I heard of this program (Selah)…but I didn’t want to live here – I didn’t understand. Visiting Israel last year, I realized I wanted to live here, and so I went to The Jewish Agency and asked for their help.

I want to be a doctor and in Israel the field of medicine is the best in the world – at least I think so. I hope I will reach my goal of becoming a surgeon.”

SPOTLIGHT: Young Aliyah

Meet Kevin: Age 24, originally from Marseilles, France, recent Oleh, Ulpan Etzion, Ramle

“I have family in Israel – my mother was born here. I would come to visit often as a child, and returning to France was always extremely sad for me. I loved my time here. I wanted to make Aliyah at 18, straight to the army, but my parents wanted me to go to university first. I completed about half a Law degree in Marseilles – but I couldn’t continue. I was losing time and it just wasn’t what I wanted: Everything I wanted was here in Israel. To be here, to grow here, to start a family here.

At an Aliyah fair at my university in Marseilles, I spoke to Jewish Agency representatives and they were helpful. Together we started the process of Aliyah, and of helping me get drafted to the army even though I am almost 24.

The Ulpan Etzion in Ramle was the one with an open space, and I took it. I am so happy I did – I met other young olim from Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Switzerland, Canada, the US, and South America. It was five very intense months of Hebrew study, and in my free time I traveled, visited my family, and worked a bit. I had housing subsidized by The Jewish Agency. I’ve just finished Ulpan and am currently in touch with the army regarding next steps. In France, we had a strong community. Synagogue and religion were very important, as were holidays and Jewish school. I knew the Jewish story. But here in Israel, it is much easier for me to simply BE Jewish. The anti-Semitism back in France is worrying. I was part of a student group that guarded synagogues and community events, because we were aware of some very real threats.

I am happy to now be starting a normal life, like I always wanted, in my own country.”

17 Absorption Centers for Ethiopians provide subsidized housing for newcomers, and a range of acculturation services tailored to Ethiopian olim. In 2013, the centers served almost 8,500 immigrants. Independent evaluation found that upon leaving the Centers, new immigrants report average mastery of many tasks required for daily life in Israel, including communicating with doctors, locating addresses, and home maintenance.

Aliyah of Rescue: High-priority, low-profile, always ready. 180 Jews arrived in Israel from Middle Eastern countries of distress in 2013, and 60 from Venezuela. Upon arrival to Israel, new immigrants receive special Absorption services above and beyond those provided to all new immigrants.

The Fund for the Victims of Terror offers immediate assistance to individuals and families in Israel who suffer hardship as a result of terror attacks or other crises. Founded in 2002, the Fund has provided financial assistance to thousands of victims of terror and related disasters, including almost 90 families in 2013. Assistance is coordinated with the government of Israel to avoid duplication of services.

Still Inspired by our historic mission:

Jewish Community Board of Akron

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley

Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor

Jewish Federation of Arkansas

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

Jewish Federation of Atlantic & Cape May Counties

Augusta Jewish Federation

The Jewish Federation of Greater Austin

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

The Birmingham Jewish Federation

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

Jewish Federation of Brevard & Indian River Counties

Jewish Federation of Broward County

Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo

Calgary Jewish Federation

Canton Jewish Community Federation

Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass

Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts

Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation

Charleston Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte

Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Jewish Federation of Collier County

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City

Knoxville Jewish Alliance

Jewish Federation of Las Vegas

Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties

London Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach & West Orange County

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles

Jewish Community of Louisville

Jewish Federation of Madison

Memphis Jewish Federation

Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, NJ

Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County

Milwaukee Jewish Federation

Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Jewish Community Federation of Mohawk Valley & JCC of Utica

Jewish Federation of Monmouth County Federation CJA (Montreal)

Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford

Jewish Federation of New Hampshire

Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven

Jewish Federation of New Mexico

Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans

UJA-Federation of New York

Jewish Colorado

Columbia Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Columbus

Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties

Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, Inc.

Jewish Federation of Delaware

Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit

Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Dutchess County

Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay

Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut

Jewish Federation of Edmonton

Jewish Federation of El Paso

JCC & UJA/Federation of Eastern Fairfield County

Flint Jewish Federation

Fort Wayne Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Ft. Worth and Tarrant County

Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids

Greensboro Jewish Federation

UJA Federation of Greenwich

UJA Jewish Federation of Hamilton Ontario

Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg

Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford

Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis

Jewish Federation of Jacksonville

Your core support powers our global partnership. No single gift touches more lives. We would like to thank the many Federations who not only provided indispensable core funding, but also made designated grants to critical programs and emergency campaigns.

Our Inspiring Friends & Partners:

North Louisiana Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York

Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey

Jewish Federation of the North Shore

Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana

Jewish Federation of Ocean County

Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City

Jewish Federation of Omaha

Jewish Federation & Family

Services, Orange County

Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County New York

Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando

Jewish Federation of Ottawa

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

Jewish Federation of the Desert

Jewish Federation of Peoria

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix

Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Jewish Federation of Greater Portland

The United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks

Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities

The Jewish Federation of Raleigh Cary

Jewish Federation of Reading, PA

Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island

Jewish Community Federation of Richmond

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Jewish Federation of Tulsa

United Jewish Federation of Utah

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

Jewish Federation of Ventura County

United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula

Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

The Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut

The Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts

UJA/Federation of Westport- Weston-Wilton-Norwalk

Jewish Federation of Greater Wilkes-Barre

Windsor Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Winnipeg

Youngstown Area Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester

Jewish Federation of Greater Rockford

Jewish Federation of Rockland County

Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region

Jewish Federation of San Antonio

Jewish Federation of San Diego County

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties

Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara

Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

Savannah Jewish Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley

Jewish Federation of Sioux City

Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County

Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona (Tucson)

Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri and Western Kentucky

Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine

Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey

Jewish Federation of Springfield, Illinois

Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley

Jewish Federation of St. Louis

Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul

United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan & Darien

Jewish Federation of Central New York

Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater

Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo


English-Speaking Countries Campaigns

United Israel Appeal Australia

UIA Federations Canada

United Jewish Israel Appeal Great Britain

Israel United Appeal-UCF South Africa

United Israel Appeal New Zealand

United Israel Appeal Hong Kong and the Far East

United Israel Appeal Singapore

FBP Unity

Keren Hayesod – Taiwan Campaign

European Region Campaigns

Keren Hajessod – Vereinigte

Aktion Fuer Israel, Austria

Keren Hayessod – Verenigde

Israel Actie, Antwerpen

Keren Hayessod, Bruxelles

Keren Hayessod, Luxemburg

Appel Unifié Juif de France

Keren Hayesod – Vereinigte

Israel Aktion e. V., Berlin


Israel Aktion e. V., Frankfurt


Israel Aktion e. V., München

Keren Hayesod – Appello

Unificato per Israele, Milano

Keren Hayesod – Appello

Unificato per Israele, Roma

Keren Hajessod Schweiz – Vereinigte Israel Aktion

Porto Alegre, Brasil

Fundo Comunitário

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Fundo Comunitário São Paulo, Brasil

Keren Hayesod Chile

Keren Hayesod Costa Rica

Keren Hayesod Colombia

Keren Hayesod Ecuador

Keren Hayesod Guatemala

Keren Hayesod México

Keren Hayesod Panamá

Keren Hayesod Paraguay

Keren Hayesod Perú

Keren Hayesod Uruguay

C.U.E. Venezuela

Keren Hayessod Action Israël – Suisse Romande, Genève

Collectieve Israel Actie, The Netherlands

Christenen Voor Israel, The Netherlands

Keren Hayesod España

Keren Hayesod, Portugal

Förenade Israelinsamlingen Sweden

Keren Hayesod – Den Danske

Israelindsamling, Denmark

Keren Hayesod Finland

Patmos Foundation, Finland

Hjelp Jews Home, Norway

Fellesinnsamlingen for Israel, Norway

Keren Hayesod – Help

The Jews Home – Faroe Islands

Keren Hayesod, Iceland

Keren Hayesod, Monaco

Visjon Norge – Israelkanalen, Norway

Ebenezer Hilfsfonds

Deutchland e.v., Germany

Eastern Region Campaigns

Keren Hayesod Athens

Keren Hayesod Thessaloniki

Keren Hayesod Ukraine

Keren Hayesod CIS & Baltic States

Latin American Region Campaigns

Campaña Unida Judeo Argentina

Keren Hayesod Bolivia

Fundo Comunitário

We would like to thank the Keren Hayesod/UIA campaigns worldwide. Your support powers our global partnership. No single gift touches more lives.

Chairmen’s Council ($500,000 and over)Adelson Family FoundationAnonymousConference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc.Crown Family FoundationRabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Founder and President of IFCJEduardo ElsztainGenesis Philanthropy GroupAlexander Grass FoundationThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationHarry and Leona Helmsley Charitable TrustInternational Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance ClaimsJames S. and Merryl H. Tisch FoundationJewish National Fund (JNF)Anla and Mark KingdonJulia and Henry KoschitzkyMax M. and Marjorie S. Fisher FoundationNoble EnergySofia and Mikhail SegalCindy and David ShapiraJane F. and Larry Sherman

Ben Gurion International Leadership Council ($50,000 and over)Abraham Gertzman FundAdnim Foundation Sam AlterAnna and Meyer L. Prentis Family FoundationAnonymousArthur and Joan Weisberg Family Foundation, Inc.Avi Chai FoundationCarol Bernick FoundationCharles E. Smith Family Foundation The David and Laura Merage FoundationDr. Bernard Heller FoundationDr. Livia Ross FoundationDr. Nona International LTDEbenezer Emergency FundMorris GalenGazit GlobeHarold Gernsbacher Betsy GidwitzGisela and Daniel Ades Philanthropic FundGladys and Irving Coopersmith Charitable TrustMelinda Goldrich The Gottesman FundBarnard J. Gottestein

The Jacques Asseoff EstateTel Aviv Education & Culture CompanyUnion of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of AmericanUnited Jewish Endowment Fund of The Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonRalf VayntrubJean and Harvey WeinsteinWilf Family FoundationThe William A. Stern Endowment FundJonathan L. WolfYuri Zelvensky $25,000 and over49:22TRUSTThe Abramson Family FoundationAckerstein IndustriesAllene N. Gilman Charitable TrustAlpha FoundationAlvin S. Tilles EstateAnonymousAlisa R. DoctoroffErnst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk e.V.Abby Friedman and Harry HeimanKasierer FoundationWarren KimelDr. Stephen KutnerLawrence and Carol Saper FoundationLA Pincus FundJerry LevinStacey K. and Mark F. Levy Michael Liberman Ed MermelsteinNeil MossPell Family FoundationPhyllis and Norman Lipsett FoundationRepair the WorldDavid & Elizabeth Roitman FoundationMaxine SchiffmanKim and Perry ShwachmanSeed The Dream FoundationThomas and Denise R. SternThe Eleanor M. & Herbert D. Katz Family FoundationThe Herbert Bearman FoundationDavid WassermanJane and Mark Wilf

Lynette and Michael GreenHarris Family FoundationHeiman FoundationIKEAInternational Christian EmbassyIsadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc.Gilbert and Florence Kulick EstateJeff and Mei Sze Greene FoundationJewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC)John Hagee MinistriesArlene Kaufman and Sanford BaklorKim Clement CenterArlene R. and Robert P. KogodKoret FoundationMax LevchinH. Irwin LevyLemsky Endowment Fund of Memphis Jewish FederationLinda and Stuart Nord Family FoundationPeter Lowy Michael Lubarski Bente S. LyonsMack Ness Designated FundsGenadi Man Maranatha ChapelThe Marcus FoundationBoris MelnikMikhail MirilashviliMorasha OlamiThe Morningstar FoundationNADAVNeufeld Family Memorial FundEti and Avi Naor - The Naor Foundation Anatoly ObermeisterToni and Ronald A. PaulPearlstone Family FundPhillip and Bella Regan Memorial FundCharles and Ilana Horowitz RatnerRobert Saligman Charitable TrustRothschild Foundation (Europe)Sam Roosth Foundation David SabihKim and Mark Schifrin Ronald Sedley Selim and Rachel Benin Fund Shelters for Israel Carole A. SolomonRaya Strauss

We offer profound thanks to our many friends and supporters worldwide who generously fund the work of The Jewish Agency for Israel.


Bennet AaronJoan BenstockMargot BenstockHerschel Blumberg, z”lCrown Family FoundationBetsy GidwitzAlex Grass, z”lArlene Kaufman

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Barnard J. Gottstein

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Alexander Grass Foundation

The Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds

BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

The Joseph Appleman Family

The Seiden Family Foundation

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

William Sheldon

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

John Belk

The Leon Levine Foundation

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

The Estate of Mollie Goodman

COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA

Lorie Mayer

DENVER, COLORADO

The David and Laura Merage Foundation

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Estate of Helen Zuckerman

Myra ReinhardJay SarverRonald A. SedleyMike ShapiroJane ShermanAlan ShulmanCarole Solomon

METROWEST, NEW JERSEY

Mortimer J. Harrison Trusts

MIAMI, FLORIDA

Joseph, z”l & Betty, z”l Kopelowitz

Henry, z”l & Eve, z”l Rose

The Robert Russell Foundation/ Greater Miami Jewish Federation

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

The Woldenberg Foundation

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

The Jacques Asseoff Estate

Adele Becker

Diane Belfer

Gladys and Irving Coopersmith Charitable Trust

The Ernst and Paula Deutsch Foundation

Henry, z”l and Edith Everett

Sheldon Goldstein

The Gould-Shenfeld Foundation

Joseph Gurwin, z”l

The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Lili KaufmannH. Irwin LevyNorman LipoffNeil MossJulie Wise OreckEstate of Helen OrvaschelRichard PearlstoneKaren Pack

EAST BAY, CALIFORNIA

Larry Ellison

Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

The Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation

Estate of Helen Orvaschel

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA

Arthur and Joan Weisberg Family Foundation, Inc.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Laurence and Joan Davis

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Harriet and Benjamin D. Bagno

Anita Hirsch

The Levy-Markus Foundation

Shelters for Israel

Sinai Temple

Stephen S. Wise Temple

We would like to recognize the following visionaries who have made a legacy commitment to support the vital work of The Jewish Agency for Israel in perpetuity—an enduring legacy to secure the Jewish future.

We would like to thank our many partners who have infused Israel’s communities with educational, cultural, and sports facilities to support community growth. The Israel Education Fund was established by the United Jewish Appeal and the United Israel Appeal and works closely with The Jewish Agency for Israel.

7 Main Ltd.Bank HapoalimBen & Evelyn Lipshitz Charity TrustBenny LevinCellebrite MobileCheck PointClal GroupCompediaComsecureECI Telecom ltdExLibrisGolf & Co.

Oran FoundationRAD Data CommunicationsSIEMENSSodaStreamSP- MetzerplasSurecomp The Joseph and Krystyna Kasierer FoundationThe Peretz Naftali FoundationYisrael DanczigerZ.M.H. Hammerman Group

Hypermedia systems ltdI.B.I. Investments Ltd.Ishaia and Jane GolShibolet & Co.JangoJoel KoschitzkyKeshetKishrei Mashkiim - Investor RelationsLions of Judah IsraelMatrixMoshe & Esther BronsteinNadav Sonenberg

The Jewish Agency for Israel would like to recognize those who have worked by our side to change the face of philanthropy in Israel—especially our main partner, the Spirit of Israel, founded by The Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod / UIA in 1997.

The donors to the Spirit of Israel campaign continue to make an extraordinary impact on behalf of Israel’s most disadvantaged populations. We would also like to express special appreciation to the following Israeli individuals and business partners for their outstanding support and volunteerism last year:


Paula and Henry, z”l Hanover

The Dr. Bernard Heller Foundation

Myrtle Hirsh Family

Jesselson Foundation

Bobi Klotz

Michael and Florence Edelstein Foundation

Leon Miller

William Newman

The Claire F. Perlman Family

Isaac Pulvermacher, z”l,

Council of Organizations/ Labor Zionist Organization

Thelma Rodbell, z”l

The Samuel Rubin Foundation

Yisroel Schulman

Harriet Sloane

Leonard Stern

David and Marietta Teitler

UJA Federation of New York

Lily Wajnberg

Elaine Winik

OMAHA, NEBRASKA

The M.H. Newman Foundation

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Jewish Federation of San Diego County

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

John Hagee Ministries

SARASOTA-MANATEE, FLORIDA

Alfred R. Goldstein

Lucien Levy, z”l

The Sheldon Foundation

TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

WACO, TEXAS

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Hershel W. and Goldene, z”l Blumberg

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS

Mark Lidschin

OWING MILLS, MARYLAND

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

Sidney, z”l & Mildred, z”l Edelstein

The Eugene and Estelle Ferkauf Foundation

Sylvia Fried

Daniel M., z”l & Bente S. Lyons

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

Helene Berman, z”l

Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Estate of Margaret Goetz

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

Stuart Nord

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

PUERTO RICO

David Efron

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

The Futerman Supporting Foundation, Inc.

Jewish Community Federationof Greater Rochester

The United Israel Appeal, a subsidiary of the Jewish Federations of North America, is a principal beneficiary of JFNA’s United Jewish Appeal Federation Campaign.

For more than three decades, through United Israel Appeal, The Jewish Agency has been the recipient of a U.S. Government Grant to bring humanitarian migrants from countries of distress to Israel. A considerable portion of the funds is used to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel and to settle them in temporary housing. The grant was initiated by Congress during the early 1970s in response to the first large influx of Soviet Jews to Israel. The State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration supervises grant programs. Key members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have provided the leadership to assure continued support. Over the years, members of Congress have recognized the continuing responsibility to help bring Jews to Israel from countries of distress based on the principle that free emigration is a hallmark of a democratic society, and therefore a priority of the U.S. Congress. They look upon this grant as a concrete expression of these values.

The Jewish Agency extends profound thanks to the Christian supporters who help make our work possible.

We are particularly grateful for the long-standing major support and leadership of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), led by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, its founder and president, and an active member of The Jewish Agency Executive. Based in Chicago with an office in Jerusalem that maintains a close relationship to The Jewish Agency, IFCJ has been an indispensable partner over the past decade. From dramatic rescues of Jews in peril to ensuring every new immigrant has the support to succeed, IFCJ plays a major role in our ability to meet urgent needs.

We would also like to give special recognition to Pastor John Hagee for his unwavering commitment to Israel’s people and the critical support provided by the John Hagee Ministries, including considerable financial support for the Sapir Absorption Center and the Ben Yakir Youth Village.

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Meir AzariYossi BacharOved BenozairYigal BibiDavid BitanHarvey BlitzKenneth BobDavid BreakstoneHaim CohenNochi DanknerStanley DavidsAmira DotanAvraham DuvdevaniJoan GarsonDanny GillermanHelena Glaser

Caryn Rosen Adelman Bruce ArbitDavid BarishSaby BeharMargot BenstockDebbie BermanRichard BernsteinAlisa DoctoroffGary ErlbaumDede FeinbergCheryl Fishbein

Yohanna Arbib-Perugia Ronni BenatoffSami BollagNelly De BobrowYechiel Eckstein Anita Fischer

Mike GrabinerGael GrunewaldYaakov HagoelDina HahnTzvi Hasson Allan JacobsRick Jacobs Silvio JoscowiczJack KahnDanny KritcmaenJacques KupferMenachem LeibovicJon MedvedJoel MeyersBennett MillerDror Morag

Michael GelmanHarold GernsbacherBetsy GidwitzEric GoldsteinBeth GoldsmithAndrew GrovemanSharon Janks Beth Kieffer Leonard Lori Klinghoffer Joan Levin Mark Levy

Marc GoldAdnan KandyotiRobert KaplanWarren KimelDavid KoschitzkyMichael Kraemer

Ehud NaorMarcie NatanYaacor NeemanArik NudelmanAmir PeledUriel ReichmanEliezer (Moodi) SandbergYaron ShavitLior Shilat Zeev ShorAlan SilbermanSondra SokalEfi StenzlerOfra StraussKalman SultanikMoshe Theumim

Kathy ManningNelle MillerJulie Wise Oreck Karen PackHeschel RaskasCharles RatnerRichard SandlerCindy ShapiraMichael SiegalDavid Silvers Barry Sobel

Mark Leibler Danny Liwerant Sabby Mionis Menno Paktor Stanley Plotnick Richard Prosquier

Rany TraininLeon WaisbeinHaim WassermanYehiel WassermanSteven WernickEitan Wertheimer Steve WolnekGusti Yehoshua-Braverman Ben-Zion ZilberfarbMotti Zisser

Honorary Members:Richard HirschSallai Meridor

Dorothy TananbaumFred Zimmerman

Honorary Members:Charles GoodmanIrwin LevyRichie PearlstoneJane ShermanCarole Solomon

Ralph Shedletzky Jack Smorgon David Sutton Harvey WolfeBarbara Zukor

Honorary Members:Julia Koschitzky

World Zionist Organization

Jewish Federations of North America / UIA

Keren Hayesod / United Israel Appeal

Our Initiative & Inspiration:The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors


Senior Management

Past Chairmen

Alan D. Hoffmann, Director General

Dr. Misha Galperin, President & CEO, International Development

Ayelet Shilo-Tamir, Chief Operating Officer

Moshe Ashirie, Chief Financial Officer

Cali Cohen, Chief Program Officer, North America

Shay Felber, Deputy Director General, Community Services Worldwide & Director, FRD

Nella Feldsher, Executive Vice President, International Development

Nirit Harel, Chief Marketing Officer

Arthur Sandman, Executive Vice President, International Development, United States

Josh Schwarcz, Secretary General & Deputy Director General, Government Relations & Security

Moshe Shiff, Deputy Director General, Human Resources & Administration

James S. Tisch, Outgoing Chairman, The Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency

Rany Trainin, Deputy Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency

Charles Ratner, Incoming Chairman, The Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Board of GovernorsRichard L. Pearlstone 2007 -2011 Carole Solomon 2003-2007Alex Grass, z”l 1999-2003Charles Goodman 1995-1999Mendel Kaplan, z”l 1987-1995Gerald Hofberger, z”l 1983-1987Max Fisher, z”l 1971-1983,Founding Chair

ExecutiveZeev Bielski 2005-2009Sallai Meridor 1999-2005Avraham Burg 1995-1999Simcha Dinitz, z”l 1987-1994Arye L. Dultzin, z”l 1978 -1987Joseph Almogi, z”l 1976-1978Pinchas Sapir, z”l 1974-1975Arye L. Pincus, z”l 1965-1973Moshe Sharett, z”l 1961-1965Zalman Shazar, z”l 1956-1961Berl Locker, z”l 1948-1956David Ben-Gurion, z”l 1935-1948Arthur Ruppin, z”l 1933-1935

Senior Management as of June, 2014

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSOVERVIEW OF THE JEWISH AGENCY’S OPERATING RESULTS AND FINANCIAL POSITION FOR 2013The strategy, first adopted in the late 90s, to stabilize The Jewish Agency’s financial position has achieved its goal and as of the 2013 year end, for the first time in over three decades, The Jewish Agency became cumulatively positive with its accumulated deficit fully eliminated. The Agency’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 shows an accumulated surplus of $6 million as compared to an accumulated deficit of $97 million at the 2012 year end. This marks the culmination of a long process aimed at stabilizing The Agency’s financial position and relieving The Agency of its heavy burden of bank debt. This was achieved mainly as a result of two significant processes:

1. The Agency maintained strict budgetary control over its activities ensuring that its budget was balanced, year after year.

2. The absence of an operating deficit enabled The Agency to fully utilize all the proceeds received from the sale of capital assets for the purpose of reduction of debt and for eroding the accumulated deficit.

In addition to the above processes, during the course of 2013, the liability to the Pension Fund was reduced by $34 million, generating an additional income source, providing the final component required to eliminate the deficit. In addition to this long-term financial strategy, The Agency has evolved its operations to adapt and enable itself to better meet the needs of the Jewish people in the 21st century. Each year, new strategic programs are initiated and the successful ones from previous years are continued and grown.

All this was done while scaling back or closing programs falling outside the scope of The Agency’s strategic plan, and implementation of budget-driven cutbacks required in order to enable The Agency to meet its strict organizational philosophy of managing a balanced budget.

This financial stability was facilitated, in part, by protecting The Agency against fluctuations in the shekel/dollar exchange rate that could cause the shekel-denominated expenses to become more expensive in dollar terms, thereby causing instability in the budget. During the course of 2012, a hedging instrument was executed to protect The Agency against fluctuations in the shekel/dollar exchange rate in 2013, enabling The Agency to control the level of its expenditures and preclude unexpected additional costs arising as a result of exchange rate fluctuations.

There were indeed significant fluctuations in the shekel/dollar exchange rate during the course of 2013, with the rate reaching a high of $1=3.791 NIS and falling to a low of $1=3.471 NIS at the year end, as seen in the chart below. The 2013 average annual exchange rate was $1= 3.611 NIS, as compared to the 2012 average exchange rate of $1 = 3.856 NIS. This would have resulted in The Jewish Agency’s shekel-denominated expenditures being just under 7% higher, on average, in dollar terms during the whole of 2013 than the same shekel-denominated expenditures in 2012.

TRAJECTORY OF THE SHEKEL-DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE

Please refer to the companion document “2013 Financial Report” to review accompanying information that is an integral part of these financials.


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2004 - 2013 WORKING CAPITAL SURPLUS / DEFICIT

In 2013, The Jewish Agency generated a $72 thousand operating surplus and $98 million in net income, compared to the 2012 operating surplus of $6 million and net income of $1 million. The Jewish Agency’s 2013 revenues were $30 million higher, at $478 million, than its 2012 level of $448 million.

The major component of the proceeds from the sale of capital assets was $46 million (2012 - $44 million) generated from the sale of apartments (hereafter – Amigour Apartments) owned by The Jewish Agency and some of its major supporters, to the Government of Israel under the agreement signed in February 1999. Note that 2013 was the last year for which significant revenue will be recognized under this agreement, although the cash revenue stream is expected to continue in 2014.

The signal achievement of a positive working capital surplus (current assets less current liabilities) at the 2004 year-end has been sustained in subsequent years. Bolstered by the cash receipts from sale of the Amigour Apartments, The Jewish Agency has enjoyed a substantial improvement in its liquidity over the past several years. The Jewish Agency’s working capital surplus was $133 million as of December 31, 2013 as compared to $115 million as of December 31, 2012.

It is important to note that the working capital surplus each year is at its highest at year-end, reflecting the influx of funds in the last few weeks of the year. As expenditures over most of the ensuing year are not matched by revenues, it is the working capital surplus that allows The Jewish Agency to operate on an ongoing basis without needing to borrow for operations.


TRENDS FOR 2014 AND THEREAFTER

The Jewish Agency’s management will continue to implement the policy of maintaining strict budgetary control and will also continue to strengthen its financial resource development structure. However, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s ability to maintain the current level of activities and to enhance significantly the services it offers to its beneficiaries and constituents is dependent on its ability to maintain current levels of donation revenues.

During 2014 and subsequent years it is anticipated that the proposed joint initiative with the Government of Israel with regard to projects and activities strengthening the Jewish identity of young Jews worldwide will materialize and The Agency will substantially expand activities in that field.

The Agency also intends to expand the network of Campus Israel Fellows serving students at universities across North America.

Also, it is expected that the current trend of The Jewish Agency partnering with local overseas communities and other partners will continue to develop in the coming years.

The gradual erosion of the shekel value of the US dollar that began at the end of 2012, and continued in 2013 until the present, will present a major budgetary challenge for 2015, as the currency hedge instrument executed in 2013 will cease to function in February 2015, and the increased dollar cost of The Agency’s shekel-denominated expenses will require additional funding.



AssetsCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalentsShort-term deposits in banksAccounts receivable Total current assets Investments and other assets Fixed assets Total assets

Liabilities and net assets Current liabilitiesShort-term credit from banksAccounts payableShort-term deposits and other payablesLiabilities for employee rights upon retirementCurrent maturities of long-term bank loans

Total current liabilities

Long-term liabilitiesBank loans and deposits payableLiabilities for employee rights upon retirement, netOther liabilities

Total long-term liabilities

Minority interest

Surplus (deficit) in unrestricted net assetsTemporarily restricted net assets

Total net assets

Total liabilities and net assets

2012

US$ Thousands

122,612 10,114

111,911

244,637

112,259

158,815

515, 711

2 98,327 14,874 4,000

12,189

129,392

17,994 282,344 28,392

328,730

518

(96,879) 153,950

57,071

515,711

2013

US$ Thousands

115,374 20,947

108,349

244,670

151,509

162,470

558,649

- 92,137 12,948

4,000 2,101

111,186

14,444 251,732 28,711

294,887

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152,094

558,649

Rany TraininDeputy Chair, Executive

Charles RatnerChair, Budget/Finance Committee

Moshe AshirieChief Financial Officer

May 29, 2014Date of approval of Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEmBER 31,


Revenues Unrestricted donations and contributions: United Israel Appeal, Inc. Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal International Fellowship Direct donations & Spirit of IsraelNet assets released from restrictions: United Israel Appeal, Inc. U.S. Government grant Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal International Fellowship Direct donations & Spirit of IsraelOther income: Israel experience programs (operated by subsidiaries) Rental income Program participations and service fees Collection of doubtful debts Other - primarily subsidiaries’ income

Total revenues

Cost of activities and other expenses:Aliyah, klita and rescueIsrael experiencesYoung activismActivities with Russian speaking JewsPartnershipsShlichim and Israel FellowsCommunity services (not including FSU)Allocations and social programsAgency-wide projects and organizational activitiesSupport units & executive officesFRD, Marketing and CommunicationsAllocation to World Zionist Organization

Cost of activities Income from ordinary operationsFinancial expenses, net

Income from activities

Non-operational income (expenses):Income from asset realization, netIncome arising from investments functioning as an endowment, netDecrease (increase) in Pension Fund liability, netEarly retirement program expenses

Non-operational income (expenses), net

Net income for the year

2012

US$ Thousands

98,156 41,517 8,886 2,973

71,057 18,864 4,514 9,224

26,049

54,527 28,128 50,698 6,998

25,962

447,553

65,441 53,695 29,170 26,459 20,019 19,587 19,329 57,529

102,252 28,629 13,453 4,000

439,563

7,990 (2,010)

5,980

44,563

5,874 (52,782)(2,499)

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2013

US$ Thousands

91,838 36,948

4,000 263

76,052 15,063

4,944 7,808

39,263

57,844 32,386 64,281

4,627 42,685

478,002

72,392 58,688 35,537 26,276 19,149 21,038 22,155 60,928

116,728 26,724 11,224

4,000

474,839

3,163 (3,091)

72

53,544

13,157 34,008

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97,469

97,541

CONSOLIDATED STATEmENTS OF OpERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEmBER 31,



Amounts in US$ Thousands

Balance at January 1, 2012 Changes during 2012:Temporarily restricted donations and contributions received:

United Israel Appeal, Inc. U.S. Government grant Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal International Fellowship Direct donations & Spirit of Israel

Total received

Released from restrictionNet income for the yearChanges in investments functioning

as an endowment, net Release of fixed assets and restricted

assets depreciation expense

Net change during 2012

Balance at December 31, 2012

Changes during 2013:Temporarily restricted donations and contributions received:

United Israel Appeal, Inc. U.S. Government grant Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal International Fellowship Direct donations & Spirit of Israel

Total received

Released from restrictionNet income for the yearChanges in investments functioning

as an endowment, net Release of fixed assets and restricted

assets depreciation expense

Net change during 2013

Balance at December 31, 2013

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4,988

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91,715

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For operations

144,827

32,74818,8645,9083,469

23,856

84,845

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7,678

152,505

29,122 15,063

6,577 -

29,880

80,642

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-

(5,650)

(7,210)

145,295

For projects

42,701

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-

- -

47,235

-

47, 235

89,936

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-

- -

11,476

-

11,476

101,412

Board designation

1,064

36,960-

1,5578,754

10,639

57,910

(57,529)

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381

1,445

43,177 -

821 6,420 9,552

59,970

(60,928) -

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487

For allocations

42,888

69,70818,8647,465

12,22334,495

142,755

(129,708) 1,136

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14,183

57,071

72,299 15,063

7,398 6,420

39,432

140,612

(143,130) 97,541

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95,023

152,094

Total

Unrestricted in use Temporarily restricted

STATEmENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


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