Hi Everyone! On Wednesday, August 16, history was made when 520 olim arrived in Israel on three Nefesh B'Nefesh flights. The flights from Canada, the United States and England marked a new record in Aliyah from the West.
Hundreds of guests, including myself, were on hand to greet the new olim. The excitement was everywhere and you knew that history was unfolding before your very eyes. I took 276 pictures of the special event and posted them on my website at: http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/usa-aliyah.htm (hold the control key and press F5 if you do not see August 16 on the top of the page) Please forward this message to relatives and friends so they can also enjoy viewing the pictures of this super event. Have a great day, Jacob Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
