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Jewish Rescue Operations: Making Aliyah

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Free

‘He who saves a single life, saves the entire world.’
Jewish Rescue Operations: Making Aliyah
Join us for a fascinating evening of real-life stories of Jewish rescue operations from countries like Pakistan, Venezuela, and Yemen.

Featuring:
Arielle Di-Porto
Director of Aliyah and Special Operations
Jewish Agency for Israel
JAFI Aliyah of Rescue

Arielle Di-Porto, born in Morocco, made Aliyah at the age of 17, to study Arabic and Mathematics at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Shortly after moving to Italy in 1985, she joined The Jewish Agency emissary offices in Rome. There, she began working with highly sensitive, sometimes risky Aliyah (immigration to Israel) missions from the Middle East and North Africa. She was responsible for the Aliyah of the Albanian Jewish community—roughly 350 people and managed the Ethiopian immigration when there were no direct flights from Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv. Arielle also managed critical and sensitive immigration missions that passed through Italy from Tunis, Cuba, and Syria.

Today, Arielle lends her expertise and well-honed skills to effectively manage critical, often clandestine Aliyah missions throughout much of the Jewish world. In March of 2016, Arielle was responsible for the “From the Ends of Yemen” operation, which secretly brought 50 Yemenite Jews to Israel.

Light refreshments will be served. No solicitations will be made during this event.

 

or contact:
gabby@jcfsandiego.org / (858) 279-2740

In partnership with: Beth Israel, Jewish Community Foundation, The Jewish Agency for Israel

Details

Date:
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-aliyah-tickets-54074528370

Organizer

Israel Committee

Venue

Beth Israel
9001 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92122 United States
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Phone:
858 535 1111
Website:
www.cbisd.org