taglit – Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

800 Birthright Israel participants spent a unique day in the Negev desert

EAJC — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:48:21 +0000

The Taglit in the Flourishing Desert event, attended by 800 Birthright Israel participants from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Azerbaijan descended upon the area in the western Negev region, for a day of activities to show the long-standing support of the organization for the residents and businesses of the areas surrounding Gaza. The event that is part of a 10-day trip to Israel also served to connect Russian-speaking participants with one another, with their personal Jewish identity, and with Israel and Israelis.

During the day participants toured the area and familiarized themselves with the communities, people, cuisine and culture. Activities included educational activities and workshops, including local food tasting, creative and graffiti workshops, drumming circles, laughing yoga and bike tours in Sderot, Ayalim Village, the Salad Trail, and Ashkelon. Lunch for all 800 Taglit-Birthright participants was provided by local businesses in Kibbutzim and Moshavim in the surrounding area.

“We at the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress are proud to support this important event, which brings the Diaspora Jewish youth closer to the State of Israel. Our unique history and the rich culture that we share create a solid foundation on which, together and individually, we can build our future” – said Dr. Haim Ben Yaakov, Director General of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.

Taglit in the Flourishing Desert is part of a comprehensive partnership between Birthright Israel, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, and Genesis Philanthropy Group, which provides Russian-speaking participants with various enriching experiences while they participate in Birthright Israel trips. Birthright participants returning from the trip report a substantial impact on the importance they place on their Jewish identity, belonging to a Jewish community and being connected to Israel.

Photo: Yosi Alterman

EAJC welcomes Taglit annual event

EAJC — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:09:12 +0000

On July 31, about 3,500 young people from 14 countries, as well as sponsors and friends of the Taglit educational program, gathered in the Caesarea amphitheater to take stock of the past year.

This is only a small part of the 32 thousand participants of the program, who during the recent year came to Israel from 68 countries to get acquainted with their Jewish roots and get to know Israel and Israelis better.

“We are pleased that, thanks to the efforts of the EAJC, young people from the Euro-Asian region, from the Balkans to Japan, have the unique opportunity to visit Israel completely free of charge, learn a lot about the history and culture of their people, and make friends with Israeli peers,” said the EAJC General Director Haim Ben Yaakov.

Jewish group pumps $1m. into birthright to boost participation of russian-speaker

EAJC — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 23:01:40 +0000

he Euro-Asian Jewish Congress announced Thursday that it will invest $1m. in Birthright Israel, in order to enable hundreds of young men and women from the countries it represents to visit.

The EAJC represents dozens of Jewish communities and organizations in Eastern European and Asian countries.

With its donation, it seeks to include more Russian-speaking Jews in the project, many who will be visiting Israel for the first time on the 10-day program.

Since Birthright Israel was started 17 years ago, more than 45,000 Russian speakers participated in trips here, out of an overall total of 600,000 participants from around the world.

Mikhael Mirilashvili, president of the EAJC and deputy president of the World Jewish Congress, said: “This new act will enable hundreds of young people from Russia and other countries to take part in the Taglit project. I am certain their participation in Taglit will strengthen participants’ Jewish identity, will strengthen their communities which are members of our congress and will strengthen the State of Israel as well.

Gidi Mark, director of Birthright, lauded the donation, saying: “With the generous help of Mr. Mirilashvili and the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, we will succeed in bringing a record number of young people from the Diaspora to Israel this year.”

Source: http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jewish-group-pumps-1m-into-Birthright-to-increase-participation-of-Russian-speakers-520229