On May 12-13, Israel commemorates one of the most somber dates in the calendar of the Jewish state — the Memorial Day for the Fallen in Wars and Victims of Terrorism.

The director of the LEKH LEKHA program, Fredo Pachter, was on tour in France (Paris, Marseille, Lyon) to promote our collective Aliyah program.On 24/01, he attended the Tou Bishvat community evening in Lyon, where he discussed the importance of the Jewish people’s connection to their land on this festive day.

Department for the Promotion of Aliya co-organized a rally at Columbia University campus where hundreds of activists and students chanted “Am Yisrael Chai” to call for an end to hatred towards the Jewish community.