“Diaspora Jewish education is a goal. Identity and belonging are the first challenge for every young Jew, and the second challenge is physical existence. The Jewish world is experiencing significant challenges. Only about 7-10 percent are learning in Jewish education – and that is our challenge,” said Avi Cohen Scali, Director General of the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, at the certificate awarding ceremony for the facilitators of the World Jewish-Zionist Youth Congress, held this week at the Kivah Center in Jerusalem.
The ceremony was held in the presence of the President of the World Jewish-Zionist Youth Congress, Miriam Peretz, who noted that “those who feel a commitment to the Jewish people must act and invest in youth.” Peretz added, “In the week preceding the Congress, I met with Minister Amichai Chikli. We learn from him daily how to refine and strengthen our educational endeavors.”
Additional senior officials participated in the ceremony, including the Director General of the Ministry of Education, Meir Shimoni, Deputy Director General for Diaspora Affairs at the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Yom Tov Ra’anan, Director General of the Gesher organization, Ilan Gal Dor, Director of the Gesher Leadership Institute, Shira Sheraz Zik, the Congress facilitators, and other senior figures.
This year, the Jewish-Zionist Youth Congress was held for the first time in Budapest with the participation of approximately 300 young people from 30 countries, and launched the international educational leadership program. The program is intended to strengthen Jewish and Zionist identity, develop young leadership, and deepen the sense of belonging and mission in Diaspora Jewish communities. The Congress is the product of broad cooperation between the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the National Institutions, and the Gesher organization, who are working together to build young leadership, strengthen Jewish education, and combat manifestations of hatred and incitement on social networks.
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