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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: May 29, 2005 |
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Funding for the project will come from Israeli taxpayers, Jewish donors and participants' families. The project, initiated by the Jewish Agency and the Prime Minister's Office, came about because of the feeling that "we are about to lose the Jewish people," in the words of Cabinet Secretary Yisrael Maimon.
The Masa initiators believe aggressive marketing, attractive education programs and $5,000 academic scholarships will convince thousands of "disconnected" youth to come to Israel. The scholarships, which would cover about half the average cost of an academic year, would receive equal funding from the Israeli government and the Jewish Agency.
In exchange for the scholarships, students would be obligated to spend a certain number of hours in Hebrew and Israel studies, and to volunteer in a community on Israel's periphery or in a neighborhood of lower socioeconomic standing.
In addition to countering assimilation, the Masa project is intended to strengthen the ties between Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, and to create, in the long term, a pool of potential immigrants.
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Program to draw Diaspora youth kicks off
- (Haaretz)
05.29.2005
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