Inseparable from aliyah – and

equally important – is the smooth

integration of Jews who come

home to Israel. Successful

absorption is essential to fulfilling

their dreams and Israel’s potential.

The Jewish Agency takes a

multidimensional approach to

soften the landing for immigrants –

with absorption centers serving as

the critical first step.

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TapuzAbsorption Center

Nahariya

Exchanging known hardships in rural Ethiopia

for Israel’s modern, fast-paced society is

overwhelming. Most of the new immigrant

families from Ethiopia arrive at the Tapuz

Absorption Center unprepared for the

complexity of challenges they will face as they

start their new lives in the Jewish homeland.

They were most certainly unprepared for the

war that descended upon them in mid-July.

However, as the absorption center staff warmly

welcomed the new immigrants and helped

them to bridge the 2000-year gap from rural

Africa to Israel, they also took care of them

during the war. With rockets falling daily, and

one directly hitting the absorption center, the

staff risked their lives to stay.

For vulnerable new immigrants from

Ethiopia, the supportive environment

of Jewish Agency Absorption Centers

provides an essential sheltered “first

home” during their difficult transition

period following arrival. Here,

newcomers receive the tools they

need for achieving independence and

acclimating to their new life in Israel.

First Home in theThey made sure that these newcomers, many of

whom could not speak Hebrew, were provided

with daily hot meals and with psychological care to

deal with their trauma. They kept the small children

who were not at Jewish Agency Emergency

Summer camps busy, and made sure that they had

basic emergency amenities.

Now that the war has ended, the Jewish Agency

has brought all of the residents back to their

homes at Tapuz and increased the number of social

workers to assist them in readjusting. Cultural

and social activities will be renewed, and Hebrew

lessons increased. Through the “Making the Grade”

program, all of the children will receive a new

school bag and school supplies for the upcoming

year, as well as extra tutoring for their smooth

transition into Israeli schools.

Homeland

NahariyaTapuz Absorption Center

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