Shira Sebban, Writer and Editor, Sydney
“It is much easier to be Jewish in Israel than elsewhere. In the Diaspora, we have to make much more of an effort to educate
The interviews
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Jonathan Arkush, President Board of Deputies of British Jews
“It is a privilege both to celebrate and to defend Jewish life outside Israel, as it is inside the country.” The Interviewee – Jonathan Arkush
James Hendricks, Broker, San Francisco
“Do you believe a Jew must be on the Rabinate’s approved list of Judaism’s and cultures in order to make Aliya or marry?” The Interviewee
Kielah Tiel Barton, Working in Risk and Fraud, Tel Aviv
“I made the executive decision to uproot all that I know, to move to the unknown. I love this country that is automatically tethered to
Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass, Miami
“Israel is a guarantee that we will always have a place to call home; a place that will accept and embrace us. This is especially
Hannah Spiro, Student, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Pennsylvania
“There are so many ways to be Jewish, and there are so many ways to be religiously and spiritually Jewish, that don’t involve Orthodoxy and
Ben Swartz, National Chairman of the South African Zionist Federation
“Often the views of Israel are crystallised around ‘World Israel’ and ‘World America’ and the relevance of other communities of the world are marginalised. This
Ralphy Jhirad, Co-chair, Friends of RAMBAM, Mumbai
“Israelis fail to understand that the Jewish Community’s presence in the Diaspora is very important and they have to build these diaspora communities for making
Rabbi Scott T. Aaron, Chicago
“It is a fuzzy line sometimes between when Israel acts on behalf of its own citizens or when it acts on behalf of the Jewish
Rabbi Joshua Weinberg, President, ARZA, NY
“I want for Israel to maintain the moral upper hand. (not always easy), and I want to be able to be proud of Israel most
Mignon Yankelowitz, Western Cape, South Africa
Mignon Yankelowitz, (1976), born in Pietermaritzburg in South Africa, Today lives in Western Cape, South Africa Yankelowitz was born to a Jewish father and did
Arek Dybel, Creative Director at POLIN, Warsaw
“Anytime I am in Israel people encourage me to make aliyah, so I think for most Israelis the one and only place for Jews is
