Jewish Agency emissaries (shlichim) in South Africa see themselves as agents of both aliya and social change. Not only do they aim to help strengthen the country’s Jewish community (which numbers an estimated 70,000 in a country of over 50 million) and boost their connection with Israel, they also seek to contribute to the welfare of the local non-Jewish community, especially those most in need.
“We absolutely consider ourselves agents of change, and not only because of the Project TEN Center we just opened in Durban, but because of the impact that the Jewish Agency delegation has in South Africa as a whole,” says emissary Aviad Sela, who heads the Johannesburg-based Israel Center.
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