December 28, 2006 / 7 Tevet 5767

Above: Natan Feder, left, (2) and his sister Bat-Sheva Feder, right, (3) drink water while they wait for their flight at JFK International Airport. Natan and Bat-Sheva are on the last flight of immigrants for the year, which marks the largest number of arrivals of North American Jews in the last 24 years of immigration. These flights are organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B'Nefesh which will bring this year over 3,000 Jews to live in Israel.

Simcha (Sam) Gluck, left, and his wife Rachel are greeted by Boaz Herman, executive director of the Jewish Agency for Israel Aliyah Dept. in North America as they arrive at JFK International Airport today to become the 10,000th and 10,001th olim (immigrants to Israel), who are moving to leave in Israel with the help of Nefesh B'Nefesh.  

Maxyne Finkelstein, CEO of the Jewish Agency for Israel in North America, speaking to the last flight of immigrants for the year, which marks the largest number of arrivals of North American Jews in the last 24 years of immigration. These flights are organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B'Nefesh which will bring this year over 3,000 Jews to live in Israel.

Dvora Horton, center, is greeted by Boaz Herman, right, executive director of the Jewish Agency Aliyah Dept. in North America and Maxyne Finkelstein, CEO of the Jewish Agency for Israel in North America as she arrives at JFK International Airport with her two dogs.