French jews aliyah

French political turmoil may affect olim with restrictions on transferring money out of country

According to Sankar-Langa, France's economic crisis is a significant factor behind growing interest in aliyah, no less than antisemitism.

Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.
The Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog (far right) and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer with a new Olim family from France, August 3, 2026.

‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children

 France's President Emmanuel Macron, July 10, 2025.

Israel needs an emergency plan to absorb French Jews after Macron's Palestine recognition - opinion

 French Jews arrive in Israel for Aliyah, August 1, 2024.

Even in the shadow of the war, 31,000 new immigrants arrived in Israel this year


Terrorism doesn’t strike only once

As a survivor of the Hyper Cacher shooting in Paris, Patrice Oualid says his body and heart are wounded forever, but his philanthropic Lev Tov organization offers him a sign of hope.

A memorial for the slain victims of the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket attack in Paris last January. Due to the sensitive nature of his personal story, Oualid declined to be photographed for this piece

Jewish French lawmaker: Accept French degrees or I will act to prevent aliya

French MP slams the unnecessarily-difficult accreditation process that forces French academics to "wait tables or work in call centers in order to earn a living."

A French and Israeli flag are seen during a 2001 demonstration in Paris.

A Fresh Perspective: Make yourselves at home

The latest terrorist attacks in Paris have brought back the question of French aliya to public consciousness.

A member of the French community in Israel sits in a patisserie in Netanya, on January 25

Le défi de l'intégration

Le regard de la société israélienne sur les nouveaux immigrants s’est modifié. Il aura permis d’organiser le Forum des associations francophones en Israël. Etat des lieux

Les Juifs de France face à  l'aliyah

Good Business

"Unfortunately, there is anti-Semitism in France and during the past year it has increased a lot,” says former president of the European Jewish Congress.

Pierre Besnainou

More than 200 French Jews arrive in Israel as new immigrants

More than 20,000 French Jews have moved to Israel over the past five years.

 French New Immigrants Departing from Paris for Israel

Du pain, du vin, du fromage...

Si la boulangerie et la viticulture ont beaucoup progressé ces dernières années, le pays où coulent le lait et le miel reste encore à la traîne en matière de fromagerie. Une ola hadasha française a bien l’intention d’apporter son savoir-faire dans ce domaine

Des fromages bien français

Natan Sharansky passionate about bringing persecuted Jews to a safe haven

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky speaks about the balancing act with European Jewry – protecting the ones who choose to stay, and empowering those who choose to leave.

Natan Sharansky

What is Israel fighting for?

The Jerusalem Post

Pour qui sonne le glas

La onzième aliya sera française. L’exode de la communauté juive hexagonale s’accélère. Une réalité douloureuse, prometteuse et irréversible

Lors d'un rassemblement de solidarité après l'attentat de l'Hypercacher, en janvier 2015