Photo: General Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs the act of unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht in Berlin on May 8, 1945 80 years ago, World War II ended in Europe.

On December 20, the Israeli Knesset approved in the final reading a bill on state funding of higher education for demobilized soldiers of mandatory and extended service.

Dear friends! In these challenging days for our country, I wish that the New Jewish Year brings us the light of hope.