On September 27, 2023, members of the Shivat Zion staff met with senior staff of Itim in their offices in Har Hotzvim in Jerusalem. Shivat Zion Founder/Director Shraga Evers, together with Hannah Kaminski and Mark Lehrman met with Asaf Kaniel (Director) and Yoni Yentus (Assistance Center Manager) to learn more about the various Itim departments and to discuss ways in which the two organizations could collaborate to help each other and Shivat Zion’s target audience, European and Latin American Olim.
The meeting was very educational and productive and much common ground was discovered which should prove to be beneficial to both organizations. Continued cooperation and ways to work together will be pursued moving forward.
Shivat Zion continues to reach out and look for organizations to team up with to enhance its support and guidance for Olim from Europe and Latin America, all with the goal of bringing more people on Aliyah and help them successfully integrate.