Major Jewish Agency Parley Set for Sunday

INN ^ | Oct/25/09 | Reported: 09:20 AM

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(IsraelNN.com) A major meeting of the Jewish Agency is set for Sunday. The crowd will be addressed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and Natan Scharansky, the new chairman of the board of the Jewish Agency, will address the group for the first time.

Discussions at the meeting will include the fate of Jewish education in the Diaspora, development of a a "new paradigm" relationship between Israel and the Diaspora, efforts to increase aliyah, and methods of helping to develop Israeli society.

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The Jewish Agency is funded by UJC/The Jewish Federations of North America http://www.ujc.org/ , Keren Hayesod, major Jewish communities and federations, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews http://www.ifcj.org/ , foundations and donors from Israel and around the world.

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