Kevin Schreiber, M.D. his wife and children arrived into Israel with a scroll hidden during World War II in an ancient Synagogue, the scroll was found in the library by a relative of Dr. Schreiber's who visited Krakow in 1998 and brought it to the United States.
Israel Officials, family and friends greeted the arrival of the El Al flight which included 220 Jew's from the United States, the oldest arriving immigrant was 86 years old, the youngest 11 months and were from 18 States and the District of Columbia. The new immigrants will be moving to 33 different cities throughout Israel including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Ra'anana known for large American populated cities.
Among the thousands of new immigrants arriving this year, the recent flight included 3 Rabbi's, 28 members of a family and 8 new IDF Soldiers.
The Aliyah Department anticipates that American immigration to Israel will increase between 5-10% in 2007 marking the highest number of new arrivals in 25 years.
The core mission of "Nefesh B'Nefesh" is, "to revitalize Aliyah to Israel and to substantially increase the number of future Olim by removing the financial, professional and logistical obstacles that prevent many individuals from actualizing their dreams. In the process of fulfilling their mission, Nefesh B'Nefesh aims to educate and inspire the Jews of diaspora as to the centrality of the Jewish State to the Jewish people and its desirability of a Jewish home." Numbers 33:1-56
