Close to 150 young Israelis will volunteer in Jewish communities around the world as emissaries of the Jewish Agency over the coming ahead of the conscription to the Israel Defense Forces.
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The recently high-school graduates get a one-year deferment in their mandatory military service so that they could take part in this program, with the goal of educating people of all ages about Israel and its culture, as well as support the Diaspora during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 18-year-olds will be lending a helping hand in youth groups, schools, and community centers in the United States, Canada, Paraguay, Mexico, South Africa, England, France, Hungary, Italy, and for the first time also in Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, and even Monaco.
"These youngsters will bring the Israeli experience to hundreds of thousands of Jewish children and teens, and foster the connection between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry," Jewish Agency Director-General Amira Ahronoviz said.
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