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OLAMIT(WORLD OF SCHLICHUT) LTD.
Olamit
Founded in 1999
The company manages Jewish education projects in the Diaspora with the aim of enhancing
Jewish identity and strengthening the bond with Israel.
The Hayil Project
The aim of the project is to strengthen the connection between high school students around the
world with Israel, enhance their Jewish identity and their knowledge of Hebrew. In 2018, the project
involved 40 schools and 7,000 students, located in the US, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela,
Colombia, France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria and South Africa. The
program runs educational projects on Israel in the schools, brings groups to Israel (in 2018, around
800 pupils came on educational trips to Israel) and runs teacher-training both locally and in Israel.
The Morasha Project
This project is aimed at strengthening the Jewish identity of young Jews aged 17-30 and their
connection with Israel. Participants attend locally four sessions on Judaism, Israel and Hebrew, and
the local program is then followed by a two-week educational tour in Israel (in 2018, around 1850
people came to Israel in this framework). The Morasha project operates in the US, Canada, Russia,
most European countries and most South American countries.
Board of Directors: The following are the company’s directors:
Moshe Ashirie (Chair), Riki August-Cohen, Sagit Mordechai Eisenberg, Yoel Embon, Hagit
Weiss, Weizman Yaakov.
All of the above were appointed by The Jewish Agency.
CEO: Shay Felber
Shares in the company are held as follows:
Share Category Shareholders Total
Shares
Issued
Jewish Agency Jewish Agency Subsidiaires and 1
private shareholder
Regular 96 4 100
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