Dear friends,
On the eve of Purim, ARZA is happy to share with you the launch of TAMAR in Australia.
“Tamar, Tnuat Magshimim Reformit, is a global platform for engaging Progressive Jewish young adults – college students, young professionals and young families, ages 18-35 years old – looking to build and strengthen Progressive Jewish connections and communities.”
Anyone interested in hearing more about it is welcome to contact us. (more…)
The Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) is proud to partner with the UIA in responding to the crisis in Israel. We hope you will take the opportunity to meet and be inspired by Rabbi Yael Vurgan, and to support her work and the many other projects supported by the UIA Progressive Appeal. (more…)
The UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) was founded in 1949 as a temporary organisation to settle Arab refugees after Arab countries declared war on Israel in 1948.
Another temporary organisation that was formed soon after was UNKRA (United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency) with the mandate to settle refugees from the Korean conflict. The reasons for these two temporary organisations was that at the time, the UN refugee agency was predominantly preoccupied with refugees from Europe, so the presumption was that a temporary organisation could help settle refugees from other conflicts.