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J. David Heller, Jewish American leader, appointed as new chairman of Jewish Agency for Israel

“David brings a deep love for the Jewish people and extensive leadership experience to The Jewish Agency,” Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog, Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency, said.

The new Chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Board of Governors, J. David Heller (right), with President of Israel Isaac Herzog.
NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June. The number of aliyah files opened by individuals and families expressing interest in future immigration has surged dramatically.

North American aliyah wave continues as 2,200 immigrants set to arrive this summer

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

The rolling hills of the Western Galilee during Spring.PremiumPremium

How Israel's western Galilee is rebuilding through tourism after war


Peer-to-peer lending: A journey of connectivity for the Jewish future - comment

SparkIL is simultaneously a lifeline for Israel’s small and micro business owners and a new, personal, technology-driven way for world Jewry to be directly engaged with Israel and its people.

 The storefront of Hoshen, hand-crafted Judaica, is one example of a small business using the SparkIL platform to generate interest-free loans from Jews around the world.

Good luck Doron Almog, the new Jewish Agency head - editorial

Doron Almog is definitely a worthy person, who has used his skills to make a valuable social impact, particularly welcome in the country’s South.

 Doron Almog, head of the Prime Minister's Office directorate for economic and community development of the Negev Bedouin, during a discussion regarding a bill regulating the bedouin settlements, December 23, 2013.

Jewish Agency chairman finally voted in: Doron Almog

71-year-old Almog is the founder and chairman of ADI Negev Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village and is a recipient of the Israel Prize.

Doron Almog and Yaakov Hagoel

Selection committee to vote on next chairman of Jewish Agency

The candidates to be voted on include IDF Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Doron Almog. It isn't clear if other candidates will also be nominated.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem

Jewish Agency's leading candidate for chairman is Doron Almog

Doron Almog has a storied military and philanthropic history and is the leading candidate among a number of top diplomatic figures.

 Doron Almog, head of the Prime Minister's Office directorate for economic and community development of the Negev Bedouin, during a discussion regarding a bill regulating the bedouin settlements, December 23, 2013.

Jewish Agency search for chairman continues

The position of chairman has remained unfilled for an entire year, despite a plethora of candidates coming forward.

 View of the Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem,

Hagoel to Bennett: Recognize victims of antisemitic terrorists attacks in Diaspora

The head of the Jewish Agency wrote to Bennett, asking him to officially recognize the victims of antisemitic terrorist attacks around the world as Victims of Terrorism.

 YAAKOV HAGOEL, chairman, World Zionist Organization; acting chairman, The Jewish Agency Executive.

Jewish Agency: From Ukrainian refugees to Independence Day - opinion

For the past eight weeks, the Jewish Agency for Israel has led this process and helped make these kinds of reunions possible.

A Jewish Agency volunteer leads an arts and crafts session with refugee children in one of the organization’s Aliyah Centers along the Ukraine border earlier this year.

Jewish-American basketball player: Shaked prefers giving citizenship to oligarchs than to me

Jared Armstrong, 24, cannot play his sport in Israel because his visa has expired and he hasn’t been granted Israeli citizenship - his conversion has come under question.

Jewish-American basketball player Jared Armstrong

Ukrainian olim - editorial

Israel should continue to supply humanitarian aid to the refugees in general, and to help those who want to make aliyah do so by streamlining the process.

A first group of immigrants set out last night from Lviv, Ukraine, to Poland in a complex Jewish Agency operation