Jewish National Fund

No. 48: Russell Robinson, Bruce Leboff, Elliot Brandt, and Bernard Kaminetsky

Holding the line for Israel – in the desert, in Congress, and across the Diaspora.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R, clockwise): Elliott Brandt, Bernard Kaminetsky, Russell Robinson, and Bruce Leboff
Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, August 25, 1897

On this day in history: Theodor Herzl convenes First Zionist Congress in Basel

From morning to night, the delegates planted the seeds for building state institutions: The Jewish National Fund, the Zionist Organization. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, GOL KALEV
Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

North American aliyah hits record month as over 1,100 olim arrive, with 4,000 expected in 2026

“It’s record-breaking for us,” Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Vice President of Diaspora Partnerships, Marc Rosenberg, said.

|BySAM HALPERN
Ayalon Canada Park after the fire.

Ancient olive trees damaged in wildfires given new life, rehabilitated into bonsai trees

The rehabilitated trees will eventually be displayed to the public at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens in Givat Ram and at KKL-JNF's Eshtaol Nursery.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs

This week in Jerusalem.

NOVEMBER 16, 2017ByPEGGY CIDOR
Who is supervising the trees being cut down in Ramot Forest (viewed here from Nebi Samwil)?

Gadot flexes Wonder Woman muscles to get alleged sex offender off sequel

Report says Israeli star demanding financier be dismissed before signing on to lucrative second movie.

NOVEMBER 12, 2017ByHAGAY HACOHEN, AMY SPIRO
Gal Gadot 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards - Arrivals

Hollywood director Brett Ratner accused of assault, harassment

'LATimes' exposé comes just days after producer honored by JNF

NOVEMBER 1, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Brett Ratner

Bitan assures US Jewish leaders that Kotel crisis will be resolved

"Like everything in Israel, things take time," coalition chairman tells JAFI Board of Governors members.

OCTOBER 31, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Anat Hoffman and another woman at the Entrance to Kotel; from Women of the Wall

#42 Russel F. Robinson - The Jewish leader investing in the future

Robinson has imbued JNF-USA with a can-do spirit ever since he took the helm in 1998.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL
Russell F. Robinson