Jewish immigration to Israel increases by almost 20%

“This is a trend that has been increasing: Aliya is younger and better educated,“ Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Sharansky says.

Some 21,300 people made aliya during the Jewish year of 5771, the Jewish Agency for Israel announced on Wednesday – an increase of about 19 percent over the previous year.

For the third year in a row Jewish immigration from North America was up, reaching 4,070, opposed to 3,720 in 5770.
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