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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 565

World Zionist Organization

A picture of Theodor Herzl on August 29, 2022, during celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the historic Stadtcasino in Basel, where Herzl convened the first congress that paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel. (Fabrice Cofrinni / AFP)
April 11, 2025, 11:30 am
Charges of voter fraud mar ‘incredibly important’ World Zionist Congress elections
Amid record US Jewish turnout halfway through vote, new allegations threaten the legitimacy of elections that will help allocate $5 billion in funding for Jewish, Israeli causes
By Zev Stub
Freed hostage Agam Berger plays a violin that once belonged to a Jewish musician who was murdered in the Holocaust, March 8, 2025. (Screen capture: Ynet, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 11, 2025, 8:38 am
Ex-hostage Agam Berger will perform at Auschwitz during March of the Living
Former captives and their families, alongside relatives of current hostages and Oct. 7 victims, set to join 80 Holocaust survivors, marking 80 years since end of World War II
By Jessica Steinberg
Rabbi Dov Landau, head of the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak arrives to deliver a lesson at the Mir Yeshiva, in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, September 19, 2023 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90).
February 18, 2025, 5:35 pm
Top ultra-Orthodox rabbi urges Haredi parties to shun Zionist institutions
Statement could have implications for Haredi participation in the World Zionist Congress elections next month
By Zev Stub
Then-Diaspora affairs minister Nachman Shai addresses a World Zionist Organization conference marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, on August 28, 2022. (Courtesy)
February 11, 2025, 5:46 am
Billions at stake: WZO vote sees Orthodox-liberal struggle, opportunity for N. American Jews
Held online from March 10 to May 4 and open to almost all US Jews, vote will help decide how over $1 billion a year of ‘the Jewish people’s money’ will be allocated to institutions
By Zev Stub
Protesters rally near the White House demanding a permanent Gaza ceasefire and end to US funding to Israel on March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
January 22, 2025, 12:07 pm
Global antisemitism surged 340% in two years, report finds
Study warns trend ‘poses a real threat to the foundations of Western democracy,’ notes the term ‘Zionism’ has become a cover for anti-Jewish expressions online
By Zev Stub
Immigrants arriving from France are greeted by WZO head Yaakov Hagoel, right at Ben Gurion airport on August 27, 2024. (Courtesy)
August 27, 2024, 10:49 pm
Over 29,000 immigrants have moved to Israel since October 7, WZO says
After steep fall-off following Hamas massacre, figures show uptick in Jews immigrating to Israel under Law of Return, in trend thought to be fueled by increase in antisemitism
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl speaks during a Hanukkah reception with US President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 11, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
March 22, 2024, 1:03 am
Top US rabbi says Gaza’s plight, distrust of PM make Israel-support harder for US Jews
Heartfelt comments by Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl of Central Synagogue NYC at a Jewish peoplehood conference trigger criticism amid concerns for inter-communal and bilateral ties
By Canaan Lidor
American immigrant Nechama Levy (left) helps a family from Ofakim find safety in a seaside apartment in Netanya. (Courtesy)
November 8, 2023, 7:58 pm
‘We need your help’: Diaspora Jews called to lend holiday homes in Israel to evacuees
Immigrant aid organization helps displaced residents from the south find refuge in seaside vacation homes and elsewhere
By Sharon Wrobel
The West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley, February 18, 2020. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File)
June 28, 2023, 5:23 pm
World Zionist Organization, MKs push Jordan Valley annexation with new Knesset group
WZO chief says Israel needs to ‘implement sovereignty’ over West Bank area immediately, is backed by coalition ministers
By Luke Tress
Delegates to the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, April 20, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot)
May 24, 2023, 9:22 pm
World Zionist Congress passes resolutions opposing Netanyahu government moves
Online vote for measures against plans to limit Law of Return, overhaul judiciary and revoke conversions held month after proposals were blocked by procedural maneuver
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: New immigrants from North America arrive on a flight arranged by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization at Ben Gurion Airport, on August 14, 2019. (Flash90/ File)
January 2, 2023, 9:04 pm
Leaders of top Zionist bodies warn Netanyahu against altering Law of Return
In highly irregular letter, heads of Jewish Agency, Jewish Federations, WZO and Keren Hayesod say they have ‘deep concern’ about plans by certain members of Israel’s new government
By Judah Ari Gross
The synagogue in Anatevka outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, keeps its lights on to mark the 84h anniversary of Kristallnacht, November 9, 2022 (courtesy)
November 10, 2022, 6:00 pm
In wartime Ukraine, synagogues keep lights on to mark Kristallnacht
Communities anticipated blackouts as Russia strikes country’s energy infrastructure, but were able to quietly mark anniversary of pogrom as brutal war drags on
By Lazar Berman
Kristallnacht in Germany and a synagogue in Malmo, Sweden, participating in 'Light from the Synagogue' (public domain and Dalia Yohanan)
November 4, 2022, 2:40 pm
Israeli initiative asks synagogues to honor Kristallnacht by keeping their lights on
‘Light from the Synagogue’ organizers expect hundreds of synagogues and churches outside Israel to commemorate ‘Night of Broken Glass’ this year
By Matt Lebovic
Theodor Herzl on the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel, Switzerland, 1897. (CC-PD-Mark, by Wikigamad, Wikimedia Commons)
August 29, 2022, 11:14 am
WZO marks 125th anniversary of 1st Zionist Congress with lavish, costly Swiss affair
Organization says its confab in Basel is meant to send a message to ‘millions of Jews’ about Zionism, but they can’t even watch most of the invite-only event online
By Avner Hofstein and Judah Ari Gross
A police officer stands between a group of ultra-Orthodox youths and a bar mitzvah ceremony at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall on June 30, 2022. (Laura Ben-David)
July 6, 2022, 9:39 pm
Heads of major Jewish groups press Lapid after zealots overrun Western Wall prayers
In a letter, leaders of four international organizations call on the PM to take ‘immediate actions’ so all Jews feel ‘at home, safe and welcome’ at holy site
By Judah Ari Gross
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