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Toronto Hosts Conference Focusing on Diaspora


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The first-ever global conference in Toronto, exploring the Food and energy prices
contributions, roles, responsibilities and dilemmas of Israelis living in threaten the world's stability
the Diaspora has concluded with a declaration of its historic character.
The conference was sponsored by UJA Federation, JAFI and the Israeli Super Bowl Becomes
non-profit organization Mishelanu. Source of Tzedakah
Jewish congregations
“The events that took place in the last few days are so unique and Yuli Edelstein
throughout the United States
profound in the span of Jewish history,” noted Ted Sokolsky, President speak ing at the are hosting Super Bowl
event events to...
& CEO, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, the primary conference Pic: Caley
sponsor. “What you have achieved is the beginning of something Taylor
spectacular.”

Featuring prominent Israeli leaders, such as Natan Sharansky,


Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), Israel’s Minister of
Information and Diaspora Affairs, Yuli Edelstein and Amir Gissin, Israel’s
consul general for Ontario and western Canada, the January 18-20
conference included global representatives who spoke about the Natan
situation facing Israelis living abroad in various communities. Sharank sy
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Ifa’at Eilon, who works with the Israeli community in Vancouver, spoke
of excellent cooperation between Israelis and non-Israeli Jews. She is
pleased about progress toward increased Israeli awareness of
community building. Yehuda Freilich, however, from Chicago warned
that Israelis there are in danger there of losing their Jewish identities. But Sara Dobner, one of
the conference organizers, spoke of the enhanced Jewish identity that she and her family
acquired in Toronto, which she regards as an exceptional city.

“We realized that learning and understanding the amazing and unique story of the Jewish people
…are essential to the development of our Jewish identity and pride,” she said. “We are very
lucky to live in a city where the established Jewish community, through the leadership of UJA
Federation, has the vision and commitment to embrace us and understand that we need each Health, Beauty & Politics:
other in order to build a strong Jewish community in Toronto.” Winter and Dry Skin
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The Jewish Agency’s Sharansky asserted that Israelis living abroad should show leadership in snowed in. The sun is shining
promoting the value of Jewish identity. and the snow is pure white,...

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“In the global effort to secure Jewish identity, Hebrew speaking Israelis abroad can play a major NATION
role. This conference is the switch that will turn on the light awakening change in local On January 17, 1945 Raoul
communities, in Israeli institutions and among Israeli’s living in the Diaspora.” Wallenberg was arrested by
the Red Army in Budapest,
The conclusion that stronger partnerships centred on Diaspora Israelis are essential for the Hungary...
Jewish people was shared by just about everyone. Israel Poupko from Mishelanu referred to Theo's Thoughts: The
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partnerships that included the Government of Israel, Israelis abroad, local Jewish communities Experiment at
In 1971, researchers set up a
and even governments in which Diaspora Israelis are situated. America's...
prison in the basement of
Stanford University s
However, the common cause was Jewish Peoplehood. As Toronto’s Sokolsky put it “we’ve moved Psychology...
from a people building up our land to a people building up our people.”

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